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No More 'Jersey Shore': New TV Tells Advertisers, Retailers, and Everybody Else What You're Watching

Explore the solution to information overload with a new TV that tailors ads based on what you watch, simplifying your experience.

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Modern life is about maximizing information overload. So while you watch your favorite shows on the boob-tube, chances are you're also surfing the Interwebs, looking for that actor's screen credits, buying the season on DVD, checking other people's real-time reactions. Ah, but what if your TV pulled up all that stuff for you, and helpfully displayed it on your computing device of choice, a la Google Ads in your email? Wouldn't that be...something? Before the end of the year, just such a TV will be released by a start-up called Flingo---a TV that, should you opt in to the service, will note what you're watching and customize what your computer shows you. Technology Review

got details from some officers of the company:

"Any mobile app or Web page being used in front of your TV can ask our servers what is on right now," says David Harrison, cofounder ...

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