A Laboratory of the Future Human Experience
Consumer Reports reported that Samsung and Roku Smart TVs were vulnerable to hacking through a web-based attack.
Millions of smart TVs sitting in family living rooms are vulnerable to hackers taking control — and could be tracking the household’s personal viewing habits much more closely than their owners realize, according to a new Consumer Reports investigation.
Continue reading… “Your smart TV is watching you watching TV, Consumer Reports finds”
Designers are now employing built-in cameras and microphones to enable TVs to recognize your gestures, spoken instructions, and even individual faces.
For over 60 years the TV remote control has been a centerpiece of living rooms and the focus of family squabbles. But its age is showing — and new technologies built into the next generation of TVs may replace the old clicker.
Continue reading… “The end of the TV remote control”
