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New Patent on TV Forces You to Watch Ads

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the forced-attention-spans dept.

WebHostingGuy writes "A patent application filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office says researchers of the Netherland-based consumer electronics company have created a technology that could let broadcasters freeze a channel during a commercial, so viewers wouldn't be able to avoid it. Philips acknowledged that this technology might not sit well with consumers and suggested in its patent filing that consumers be allowed to avoid the feature if they paid broadcasters a fee."

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  1. Heh..No more TV by crnbrdeater · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Just one more reason not to watch TV. There is plenty of other stuff I can spend my time one.

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    ~CrnbrdEater
  2. Re:Wow, this technology works! by plague3106 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I'm sure such TVs will fly off the shelves too.

    Seriously, why would they waste time developing technology that no one will buy?