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AdTrap Aims To Block All Internet Advertising In Hardware

Posted by timothy on from the because-it-is-hateful dept.

cylonlover writes "AdTrap is a new low-power, zero configuration device which promises to banish adverts from computers, tablets, and anything else connected to the local network. AdTrap's creators point out that their device works not only with full-sized PCs, but everything else connected to your home internet, such as Apple devices running iOS 6 – and without the need of third-party apps or jailbreaking. In addition to blocking web browser ads, AdTrap is also reported to remove ads from streaming devices like Apple TV and Google TV. A configurable 'whitelist' is offered too, so that users can allow adverts on websites of their choice."

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  1. Countermeasures Deployed by Sentrion · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is why I place ads on the main page of my websites and you can only view content from the popups.

    1. Re:Countermeasures Deployed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Google lets you block entire sites from search results. You'll never see them.

      The feature is kind of hidden at....

      http://www.google.com/reviews/t

      (its amazing what blocking facebook here does. amazing and nice.)

    2. Re:Countermeasures Deployed by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 5, Funny

      Sounds like you need the new Whoosh-Detector-Matic 5000. Only $29.95!

      --
      systemd is Roko's Basilisk.
    3. Re:Countermeasures Deployed by ZiakII · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Screw blocking Facebook, if you work in IT/Programing block experts-exchange.com god I hate that site.

  2. Pixelserv on DD-WRT by Metabolife · · Score: 5, Informative

    Already does this.. for free.. http://www.howtogeek.com/51477/how-to-remove-advertisements-with-pixelserv-on-dd-wrt/

  3. Re:Embed ads into directly into HTML by h4rr4r · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Because these days ads are not served from the same source as the content. They used to be in the past and likely will again in the future if this sort of thing catches on.

  4. I am opposed to this. by Chardansearavitriol · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The problem isnt advertising. The problem is F***ing obnoxious advertising! FLASHFLASHFLASH HEY THING ITS HEY THING! Or, adservers that lag and wont let the site load. And when they do load, see above. So many flash adds that they crash a browser, or make it unworkable. obnoxious, grating, irritating ads. Id happily unblock adds..Its just when I do, I get ALL THAT again. No matter how long its been. Its like its 2000 still.

  5. Re:blocked already by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's an Android app that takes any input text and randomly capitalizes and bolds fragments, inserts random punctuation, and then adds large lists of /. internal links to the end.

  6. Re:blocked already by bws111 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    1. They understand that the web sites and services they want need money to operate, and that money comes from ads. When ads no longer pay the bills (because everyone uses some method to avoid them) those 'free' services will no longer exist. You know why newwpapers are dying - because they are losing their major source of revenue, ads. The same thing will happen with the web. How long do you think Google, for instance, would last without advertising revenue?

    2. They don't have a pathological fear of ads

    3. They may find some ads actually useful