IntoNow for iPhone [Video]
Source: http://gizmodo.com/#!5762497/intonow-for-iphone
Hot damn. It's like Shazam for your TV.
What is it?
IntoNow, Free, iPhone. Shazam for your TV. That pretty much sums it up. Basically everything that's been broadcast on TV in the last five years (on the top 130 stations or so, that is) has a unique soundprint that can ID the show. IntoNow listens for a few seconds, searches the soundprint database, and tells you which episode of which show you're watching (or which movie, if it's been broadcast in the last few years). Then it'll spit out a bunch of relevant links and give you options to broadcast what you're watching on Twitter, FB, etc. It even works on stuff you're watching on Hulu or episodes of TV you downloaded off the internet. Impressive!
Who's it good for?
People who watch a lot of TV, I guess? Or people who want a way to "check in" to that episode of Gilmore Girls they're watching.
Why's it better than alternatives?
As far as I know it's the only TV Shazam out there.
How could it be even better?
Well, it's pretty amazing seeing it in action, and it works more or less flawlessly with the material it's intended to work with, but if you're not into announcing which shows you're watching to your friends, there's not a whole lot of use scenarios, I don't think? I guess if you're at the gym? Still very impressive.
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