Google Gets Computers To Hear TV

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Google researchers have developed technology that lets computers listen to TVs. The idea is to give PCs the ability to understand what is being viewed on a nearby TV so those watching television can be provided with related content, automatically, on their monitors.
Google researchers are calling the technology "mass personalization." In addition to providing TV-related content, the technology might also be used for advertising purposes or to monitor social-networking sites for viewers watching the same show...........More At...........