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Roku has patented a way to show ads over anything you plug into your TV (arstechnica.com)

submitted 7 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] irish_link@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I am on board for this.

Patent it and no one else can do it.

Then if you do get or have a Roku TV, just don't add the wifi to your TV. (I know this won't work for the sticks, but for the cheap TV, just don't add that to the wifi)

I know that defeats the point of a smart TV but its a lot cheaper than other screens.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Companies can use it without much trouble. They just need to licence it

[–] irish_link@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

True. Good point.

I was thinking more along the lines that most companies won’t license something unless they absolutely have to. I should have said not ALL the other company’s will do it.