IP: The Digital Car

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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> From: Craig Birkmaier <craig () pcube com>
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> There has been a good deal of debate on the list about the role that video 
> may play in mobile applications, especially private passenger vehicles. I 
> found an electronic link to an interesting article on the digital car of 
> the not so distant future in a print publication that I receive: Consumer 
> Electronics Vision.
>
> This may open a few eyes to the possibilities...
>
> Regards
> Craig
>
>
> The Digital Car:
>
> Shifting Into High Gear
>
> September/October 2001
>
> By Ron Schneiderman
>
> Public safety officials and my mother-in-law are very concerned about how 
> people can talk on their cellular phones and drive safely at the same 
> time. What are they going to think when everyone on the road has e-mail 
> and Internet access? Fortunately voice recognition systems are becoming 
> ever more sophisticated to address these concerns, including accessing 
> in-vehicle navigation systems that feature colorful electronic maps. These 
> systems have personalized location-based services with advertisements for 
> nearby stores and restaurants that give audible directions as well.
>
> Add to that, 100 channel satellite radios, ceiling-mounted DVDs, MP3 
> changers and in-dash CD players capable of compressing hundreds of songs 
> into a built-in memory package as well as in-car interactive video with 
> downloadable games. Now imagine all of these products contained in one vehicle.
>
> http://www.ce.org/vision_magazine/editions/2001/sepoct/p11.asp
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