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  • HBO plans ‘Snow Crash’ series

    Writer Michael Bacall (21 Jump Street), director Joe Cornish (The Kid Who Would Be King)
    Writer Michael Bacall, Director Joe Cornish

    Huge news for Science Fiction Fans. Apparently HBO plans ‘Snow Crash’ series a series based on Neal Stephensons ‘Snow Crash‘(affiliate link). Next to William Gibsons ‘Neuromancer‘, the book has been among the most influential books of the cyber–punk genre.

    When the book came out in the early nineties and it described a dystopian, yet near term future. The main character, Hiro Protagonist, starts out delivering Pizza, for a company that promises free delivery should the service not be quick enough.

    The book was nominated for the British Science Fiction Award in 1993 and the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1994. Personally I remember when Michael Abrash mentioned the book as a personal inspiration to leave Microsoft and start something different. Michael Abrash of later ID Software then built something based upon the meta-verse that made up Snow Crash: and the result became Quake, whereas the game itself again inspired an entire generation of computer culture.

    Now that HBO plans ‘Snow Crash’ series memories come back, and I’m really forward to a great show.

    HBO Max has put in development Snow Crash, a series based on Neal Stephenson’s sci-fi novel, from writer Michael Bacall and director Joe Cornish.

    From deadline.com

    via Nerdcore.

    ‘Snow Crash’ TV Series Adaptation From Michael Bacall & Joe Cornish In Works At HBO Max From Paramount TV
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  • Smart TV Security

    So, this is the future of security with smart devices.

    Samsung has confirmed that its “smart TV” sets are listening to customers’ every word, and the company is warning customers not to speak about personal information while near the TV sets. The company revealed that the voice activation feature on its smart TVs will capture all nearby conversations. The TV sets can share the information, including sensitive data, with Samsung as well as third-party services. The news comes after Shane Harris at The Daily Beast pointed out a troubling line in Samsung’s privacy policy: “Please be aware that if your spoken words include personal or other sensitive information, that information will be among the data captured and transmitted to a third party.” Samsung has now issued a new statement clarifying how the voice activation feature works. “If a consumer consents and uses the voice recognition feature, voice data is provided to a third party during a requested voice command search,” Samsung said in a statement. “At that time, the voice data is sent to a server, which searches for the requested content then returns the desired content to the TV.” The company added that it does not retain or sell the voice data, but it didn’t name the third party that translates users’ speech. Update, Feb. 10: Samsung has updated its policy and named the third party in question, Nuance Communications, Inc. Meghan DeMaria

    via: Samsung warns customers not to discuss personal information in front of smart TVs

  • The Internet of TV

    The internet of things won’t only keep you from checking the time, it will also keep you from watching TV:

    https://twitter.com/grafa__/status/656788421504057344/photo/1

  • 2012 ist das Jahr, in dem das Fernsehen neu erfunden wird.

    In der (Digital, NZZ Online) werden auch Prognosen abgegenen: Das Jahr der Entscheidung. Zwar geht es darum, dass das Fernsehen neu erfunden wird, aber Cloud spielt eine Rolle dabei.