Today's TVs haven't quite gone all SkyNet and become free-thinking machines ready to take over the world, but the arrival of Toshiba's new Cevo TV range means that they can now recognise just who is watching them.
This is because Toshiba's latest WL and YL series have cameras built-in which will pick up a person's face as they enter the room and adapt the viewing experience to their tastes.
This is all done with a mix of facial recognition – much like you would find on a digital camera – and Toshiba's new Personal TV feature.
For it to work, you need the television to first map your face. Once this is done, you can create a TV profile for yourself.
This Personal TV profile can be used every time you switch the TV on.
The feature is designed to help create profiles personal to each user's viewing habits, so that when you walk in the room you don't have to meddle with the TV to suit your tastes.
Using an integrated camera and face recognition tech, Personal TV allows up to four users to create their own profile containing a variety of personal preferences, remembering their favourite viewing options, sound levels and picture settings, as well as the personalised channel list.
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Thoughts? My initial reaction to a TV with a discerning camera was 'That's a bit creepy', but then I thought, 'Fcuk, when aren't you on camera these days? And what's this on my laptop...'
I'm not sure I'd be enamoured with it really since 'overuse' could potentially see you missing out on some cool stuff, and it probably does open the door for targeted ads...
