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Develop software for DVD players that would enable the
home viewer to turn off the set or change channel by
shooting at the television screen with an electronic gun.
The firearms could be used to vent frustration and
boredom when viewing a bad or disappointing film. If
the hits and misses were recorded and uploaded to a
239server they could also be the basis for multiplayer
competitions. Special editions of films such as Star
Wars they could be released for the home audience to
fire at the baddies.
David Owen
25 June 2001
Offer a mobile ringtone service with which customers
can purchase a ringtone and send it to a friend under a
title of their own choosing. They may simply write
‘Thinking of you’ when sending the melodies of ‘Just
Can’t Get Enough’, ‘Glad to be Gay’ or other songs that
ironically comment on their friend’s character or
240fortunes.
Dan Friedman
26 June 2001