New NYC Taxis to Have TV and Tracking
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NEW YORK - New York's next generation of cabs is coming - complete with TV. The new features - designed to help riders pass the time, pay the fare and even find their lost umbrellas - are expected to start hitting the streets within two weeks.
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For this year's cars, personal navigation and search services will be in the driver's seat.
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Some New York taxi drivers went on strike on Monday for a second time over a requirement for cabs to install tracking systems and credit card payment machines that they say is costly and will invade privacy.
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Upcoming set-top box will offer TV, digital video recording, and Internet access in one.
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New technologies wirelessly transmit high-definition video.
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Times Square soars with glittering buildings that pulse and wink with outsized video screens. MTVÂs new high-definition screen raises the ante.
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Tourists will be given tip cards with 10 suggestions for navigating New York City.
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A group of New York City taxi drivers launched a two-day strike early Wednesday over what the cabbies consider intrusive new technology.
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The airline's frequent fliers will soon be able to check in using text messages on cell phones. Also: Netflix and TiVo are reportedly close to a deal to let subscribers download movies.... Sony unveils a digital high-definition camcorder.... and more.
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Drivers of New York's yellow taxis went on strike on Wednesday over plans to install tracking systems intended to provide information to riders but which strikers say will invade their privacy.
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They can plumb the Internet for the latest movie times, news headlines, stock figures and gas prices. They'll even help you skirt traffic, find a parking spot or make a phone call. Oh, and they'll navigate for you, too.
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A new version of LocationFree TV can be streamed across 802.11a/b/g networks, although 11b streaming will require a strong signal for success.
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Plus: Taxicab chats threatened by technology. [News.com Extra]
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JetBlue will use Google Maps to allow customers to track the routes of their flights in real time on the plane's seatback televisions.
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New York City's plan to secure its subways with a next-generation video surveillance network is getting more expensive by the second, and slipping further behind schedule, according to a new report. Now, questions are being raised as to whether the spycams can work at all.
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Patients will be able to book GP appointments through their television sets under a system being piloted.
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The sub-$200 PictureMate Dash and PictureMate Zoom are both shipping.