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Nanny Tivo
Learns your preferences and stamps them out | |
The other night it took nearly 90 minutes to watch a half hour show because the family of couch potatoes were simultaneously using a number of electronic devices and kept asking for rewinds.
What I need is a DVR that pauses when it detects inattention.
The first thing you'd notice is the silence
and a large pair of eyes superimposed on the screen image, glaring at each distracted viewer in turn.
Once all the heads are up, a track would play from the large audio selection:
- I DO hope we're not keeping you from anything!
- Why don't you share it with the rest of us if it's that good?
- This behavior...is unasseptable
- etc
before finally playing the show again.
And of course this idea is just another excuse to announce the latest update at http://bakers-half-dozen.blogspot.com
Week ending 2012-06-06
http://bakers-half-dozen.blogspot.com
[oscil8, Jul 09 2012]
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Better if it detects the inattentive family member and starts making rude comments about them, reverting to the usual show as soon as they look up from their iDistractomatic. |
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I only vote for this because on the rare occasion I watch tv with the spouse, it is usually a b- rate sci-fi movie and he falls asleep. Then I am subjected to one or more rewatchings. I think this machine should also have a wake up alarm. |
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Thanks for the update, I enjoy your take on the flow. |
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Date on the BHD is off by a month. |
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