Intel plans to launch a set-top box with cameras

Electronics weekly, allthingsd Intel plans to sell a set-top box with a camera. It is said that it can recognize every viewer sitting on a TV in China. The collected information allows enterprises to place advertisements in specific audiences. These set-top boxes will be sold by the mysterious intel Media Division. Erik huggers, vice president of Intel's media division, said it implemented a TV with 'who really care about your. Intel said hundreds of employees are testing the set-top box in their own homes and hopes to launch the service this year.

To accurately identify each audience, the set-top box with a camera must have a high resolution and good low-illumination performance. If Intel's practice is widely adopted, the set-top box may become the next big image sensor market.