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Opera lets you talk to your TV

Personally I've been talking to me TV for years, even yelling at it during certain seasons of the year.

But to have it actually respond?

However, I have to confess, the Orwellian part of me worries where this might lead. What would happen if the technology advanced to the point of having AI added in to allow it to respond?

What happens when it's able to monitor my blood pressure and realize when the stress of the big game is getting too much? Will it switch to another channel? Will it chastise me for watching too much CSI, for laughing too hard at the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, for watching Alias without Tracey?

Of course all of those fears are unfounded, because the technology came from Opera, not Microsoft :-)