Perhaps the "sit in front of the TV" market will be eclipsed by the "sit in front of the tablet/smartphone" market as that becomes the way people consume television.
I expect that many shows which got mishandled on broadcast yet had some redeeming value and a loyal (young, target demographic market) who aren't showing up on TV lists (because they don't own one) are going to now be more represented - and that's going to lead to better programming for the people who like that. Imagine if there had been this richness of data for some shows like Firefly that were floundering in the TV ratings, yet were developing a following based on online views - the audience was following the new episodes, but lagging the broadcast by a few months as they caught up. This being Slashdot, people are no doubt running to the store to pay for a roll of tinfoil with a Bitcoin, but it's really not the Orwellian nightmare that you might expect.
Now with tracking added that includes online content on something of an equal basis, the real TV customers (the people who pay for ads) will know what the product (the viewers being shown advertising) is actually doing. Staring Tom Cruise, its story is set in a world where PreCrime police could apprehend criminals based on foreknowledge seen by psychic 'precogs'.Up till now, the TV Nielsens have been ruling the roost when it comes to how many people are watching something. Minority Report was a Steven Spielberg directed blockbuster loosely based on the 1956 short story "The Minority Report" by Philip K. The company explained how its vision of the future is one where a person's home "understands you" by creating an environment where the gap between "'I want something' and its actual happening is nonexistent." This mentality helped to birth Magico's core vision: "Enabling intuitive and natural interaction with technology."
All Apple Watch owners need to do is download Magico from the App Store, pair it with their Smart TV or streaming device and then, according to Magico, "throw away your dirty old remote control." The app currently works with Samsung smart TVs and Roku devices, with app support arriving soon for Amazon's Fire TV. RELATED: Indiana Jones 5 Will Be Better Without Steven Spielberg The company promises that people who download the app no longer have to worry about finding their remote controls or deal with "pressing a million buttons for simple tasks." Furthermore, and probably most crucially for those interested, Magico promises that its users will "be cooler than Tom Cruise in Minority Report."
Now, a new Apple Watch app allows sci-fi fans the ability to control their smart TVs with a wave of their hands, allowing them to embrace a Minority Report-esque reality.Ĭreated by Magico, the app is currently in beta testing, with curious Apple Watch owners able to download it for free throughout the duration of testing. Tom Cruise manipulating screen data like a maestro conducting an orchestra in 2002's Minority Report left an indelible impression on many moviegoers.