Now, LCD Monitors Watch You

This is terrible news. When *I* enter sleep mode in front of my monitor at work and thus become motionless, this thing will be able to e-mail my boss!

Yeah, they *say* it uses motion sensors.....I think it watches me back

Stupid idea.

It adds extra cost and potentially a huge annoyance factor.

I can certainly sit still for 40 secs while reading a long post/article.

I think they are trying to reduce power consumption and heat generation.

I tried sitting motionless for 40 seconds while re-reading these posts and it was difficult. I really had to concentrate - especially on not blinking. If the monitor's sensor works well enough, it might have a positive impact on large organizations' electric bills.

Of course it will eventually be used for monitoring/spying. All good intentions get FUBAR.

I think it's annoying and useless. Maybe you can save some amount of energy but it's not sure because you have to use more energy during the manufacturing. In addition a flickering screen which turns on and off on my desk in every minute would make me nervous and possibly would decrease my efficiency.

I think it's only a marketing trick, something you don't really need but you have to pay for...