[LINK] mobile phone video

[Tom Worthington]

At 12:37 PM 20/08/2007, Adam Todd wrote:
>...I suppose for those who are in mobile homes and on the road, a 7" 
>wide screen TV and a radio/dvd/tv/DVB-H receiver might be pretty cool. ...

There is a whole industry supplying computers and screens designed to 
fit in vehicles. There are even books on the subject. See my "Build a 
Car PC" <http://www.tomw.net.au/blog/2006/12/build-car-pc.html>.

At a more technical level the US Vehicle Infrastructure Integration 
(VII) Initiative <http://www.vehicle-infrastructure.org/WhatsVII.htm> 
is looking to standardize a vehicle communication system for safety 
applications:

"Version 1.1 of the VII Architecture and Functional Requirements 
(dated July 20, 2005) is available and was outlined at a public 
meeting in late July 2005. This high level architecture, based upon 
DSRC as a communications medium, describes the functional 
requirements of the proposed system, which is further divided into 4 
elements (the vehicle, roadside infrastructure, and a network for 
each of public and private uses). The development of the VII 
Architecture remains a dynamic process, which reflects the complex 
nature of the VII technical and institutional issues."

But if the consumers can get around the safety interlocks which 
prevent you from watching TV while driving, the in-car screens may 
cause many more accidents than they prevent.



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