Google Gets Computers To Hear TV
 

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...........