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I wish everyone who gets this and/or any DVD/TV in thier car would just replace the airbag with a screen and the seatbelt with a headset. That way we weed out the stupid ones... survival of the fitest, darwinism at it's best.

But seriously, if this isn't something that will require an extra box for each TV (eg: you cannot watch TV on your GPS, you need to get a screen that links to the GPS, a-la Sirius' TV) then i seriously doubt this will last after the first idiot runs himself into the ass end of a mack truck.]]>Sep 28th 2007 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/28/garmin-tomtom-mitac-consider-adding-mobile-tv-to-nav-units/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/28/garmin-tomtom-mitac-consider-adding-mobile-tv-to-nav-units/
A story on the six o'clock news tonight on the BBC covered a story on the new edition of 'The Highway Code' (last updated eight years ago, rule book of the British roads), and how it now advises AGAINST such mobile distractions as smoking, drinking, map reading, hands-free and sat-nav.

Now I read this! My best guess is we'll now see another edition next year with 'TV' added to the end of that sentence; that is if the Government here don't outlaw this blatantly dangerous sales gimmick first.]]>Sep 28th 2007 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/28/garmin-tomtom-mitac-consider-adding-mobile-tv-to-nav-units/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/28/garmin-tomtom-mitac-consider-adding-mobile-tv-to-nav-units/Sep 28th 2007 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/28/garmin-tomtom-mitac-consider-adding-mobile-tv-to-nav-units/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/28/garmin-tomtom-mitac-consider-adding-mobile-tv-to-nav-units/
To keep up, they will have to add phone functionality as phones are adding GPS functionality.

In the end, I would prefer to have only one small rectangular electronic box with an LCD screen to do everything, rather than having to carry several small electronic boxes around that can only do a few things.

- Roger

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Oh, by the way, I wonder how much it's gonna cost for this kind of digital TV subscription since analog TV is almost over in the US.]]>Sep 29th 2007 12:01AM