Coming Soon, Roadcasting · Slashdot Mirror

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday June 1, 2005 @04:16AM from the you-can-cast-anywhere-else dept.

ByteWoopy writes "from Wired.com 'Stuck in traffic and sick of Howard Stern, you may soon be able to tune in to the music collection of the person in the car in front of you. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are developing an ad hoc networking system for cars that would allow any driver to broadcast music to any other vehicle within a 30-mile radius. Developed by a group of current and former master's students at the Human Computer Interaction Institute, the Roadcasting project would allow drivers to stream their MP3 music collections by Wi-Fi or similar technology to any other vehicle within range that is equipped with compatible hardware and software. '"

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Pirates by netrage_is_bad · 2005-06-01 04:19 · Score: 0, Troll

This should open up a whole new venture for pirates.
Re:VAN by ArsonSmith · 2005-06-01 04:27 · Score: 0, Troll

Anyone single male using a VAN is most likly a pervert looking for kidie porn.

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