XM NavWeather scares up "Threat Matrix" technology

XM's going to be debuting a service they're calling XM NavWeather – featuring "Threat Matrix" technology – next week at the 2008 North American International Audio Show. No, this isn't an up-to-date color-coded LCD panel alerting you to Homeland Security's current threat level (seriously, those things would be worth their weight in uranium), it's a service that provides immediate alerts on developing weather conditions like storms, hail, tornados, and radioactive lizard attacks. Not impressed? The data is "mapped to the driver's specific location and driving route" meaning, if need be, you can avoid unnecessary monster and/or tornado delays. They'll be announcing auto partners in early '08 but those of you sporting the XM-enabled Bushnell ONIX 400 can look forward to being threat matrixed within the next 30 days.

[flashpoint Posted Jan 6th 2008 12:09PM]

An old addage is:

"To be forewarned is to be forearmed".

I'd be happy to see every future car and every internet capable device feature some sort of weather/crisis alert system. It is extremely important furthermore since a portion of analog terrestrial broadcasting is suppossed to be dropped in favor of digital.


As far as the "homeland security warning system goes"...that was something Karl Rove dreamed up to scare Americans. I haven't even heard those words mentioned on the news in months (if not years).
And why have it? We already have DEFCON 5-1 to scare people.
Everytime Brittany Spears or Paris hilton do something stupid, the alert level goes to PINK.