Um... wow. Now, you see, my fiancee's a total eBay addict, but at least it's only because she knows how to use a PC & surf the web. Can you imagine the explosion of the eBay addict population once this kind of thing goes mainstream? Not to mention the affect it'll most certainly have on the (shaky, but still) reputable seller community? There goes the neighborhood...

"Viewers in Austin will be able to click their remotes to view the status of eBay bids they made on their computers. People can set the software to alert them on their TV screens if they are outbid and can then use their remotes to raise their bids."