Netflix Just Invented Socks That Pause Your Show If You Doze Off.
Netflix may have revolutionized how we watch TV, but it's not stopping there.
Working again with Pittsburgh-based agency Deeplocal, the streaming company just released another do-it-yourself invention. This time, it's a pair of socks that detect when you've fallen asleep and pause your program so you don't miss out.
How do they work? Allow Netflix to explain:
We've based our sleep detection system on a popular method called actigraphy. An accelerometer detects when you've stopped moving for a prolonged period of time and triggers a signal to your TV that pauses Netflix. When it detects that you've dozed off, an LED light in the cuff of the sock flashes red, warning that the pause signal is about to be sent to your TV. Any motion will stop it from firing.
*A few of the hotels I've stayed in recently has this ability, when the sensors don't show movement for a certain period of time, the heat or the a/c returns to a setting pre-set by the hotel.
Hurry! Someone gets some socks for this sleepy pup! He's going to miss out on the ending of 101 Dalmations!
