Intel To Launch TV Service With Facial Recognition By End of the Year

MojoKid writes "Despite television being a rather tough nut to crack, Intel is apparently hoping that its upcoming set-top box and subscription service will be its golden ticket to delivering more Intel processors to the living room. The service would be a sort of specialized virtual cable subscription that would combine a bundle of channels with on demand content. So what's Intel's killer feature that distinguishes it from the vast and powerful competition? Granular ratings that result in targeted ads. Intel is promising technology in a set-top box that can distinguish who is watching, potentially allowing Intel to target advertising. The technology could potentially identify if the viewer is an adult or a child, male or female, and so on, through interactive features and face recognition technology."

Re:1984 much?

[Nexion]

I hear in soviet Russia they've had this tech since the 80's. :P

Buy a second TV

[Golden_Rider]

... and let them watch each other. And enjoy the hilarity of seeing them both trying to serve ads to each other. And then implode.

Re:The marketing dweeb bastards won't quit

[fuzzyfuzzyfungus]

We can only hope that a brave transvestite, a crack team of ACLU litigators, and the threat of public ridicule can save us from this dystopia...