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The Problem With a Voice Controlled Television [Video]

Posted October 28, 2011 at 4:09pm by iClarified · 17169 views
A voice controlled television has already been invented by the 30 Rock's Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin); however, his TV hilariously failed because the voice recognition worked too well, reports Gizmodo.

Donaghy's VoAct, short for Voice Activation, is so much like what we're hearing Apple's HDTV is going to be it's uncanny. TVs are hard to use because remotes suck, yadda and yadda. So Jack Donaghy shows off his new voice activated solution and the demo goes off swimmingly! 'Television on' and 'Channel NBC' work just as you imagine. SO COOL. I want this immediately. But then things go awry (as hilarious comedies tend to do).

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