[ernie]

It's not as detailed as the Kinnect but my SONY TV turns itself off if I leave the room. It's always watching me. The new SONY TVs have facial recognition that dim the TV if you look away.

They were the first company to release electronics with that capability from my understanding.

There is a new cell phone being advertised that pauses a movie if you look away from it and starts it back up when you turn your attention back to it. Everything is watching you...might as well get used to it because it isn't going to change.

Sure seems to be a lot of concern over something that has been in many peoples homes on other electronics for about 3 years now and a feature that is being advertised as an advantage over many different electronic devices.

Also a lot of concern over something the current Xbox basically already does with the cloud....uploading saved games when the machine is "off". I know I know if I don't have an internet connection I can't play a game. I think if most people looked at things honestly they would realize that their internet very rarely goes down and when it does it is for a short time period. My internet has been down once in the past year for about 2 hours. I managed to entertain myself doing something else. It isn't a concern unless you are one of the few that doesn't have internet....and I am completely honest that I no precisely ZERO people with a 360 or PS3 (or both like me) who don't have internet.

Now Microsoft has done a terrible job of describing the vision. Just terrible. But it's a good vision IMO the vision that the electronics industry is already moving to including Sony. Heck my Dish Network had to be connected to the phone line to activate. It isn't an option to not have it connected.

edit: correction I can disconnect the phone line after initial activation (phone line necessary) but you used to get charged more if you did (they have since just basically increased prices on everyone compliant or not). Either way, if we unplug it the receiver gets mad at us.