The TV screen lists programs based on Amazon.com searches, which lists shopping ideas it got from what you were watching.
TiVo knows what you like to watch, and that's nice. Your computer remembers what sites you've visited, and that's convenient. Your cellphone keeps track of who's called you and your calendar, which is handy. But your cable box doesn't know a damn thing. It's truly the idiot box, and your Internet-connected HDTV only knows what widgets you loaded into it. [Read more...]
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