Satellite TV For Your Car
File this under the heading “bad ideas.” Apparently AT&T is looking to start pumping satellite into your car in the very near future. No, not satellite radio…satellite TV. According to PCworld.com AT&T will be pumping more then twenty channels into cars near you:
“On the heels of Audiovox’s announcement of an automotive version of the MediaFlo TV service for cell phones, AT&T has revealed plans for its own robust, satellite-based in-car TV service. AT&T Cruisecast, slated to launch this spring, promises 22 channels of satellite TV at launch and 20 more of satellite radio-but will cost serious money: $1299 for the system, and $28 a month for the satellite TV service (developed in conjunction with satellite industry veteran RaySat).”
PCworld says that some typical favorites are expected to be included in the package including Disney Channel, Disney XD, Discovery Kids, Animal Planet, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network Mobile, USA, COMEDY CENTRAL, MSNBC, CNN Mobile Live and CNBC. Call me crazy but this just sounds like a bad idea. People can’t drive when distracted by their cell phones, radios, and now…their in car satellite tvs. I realize that the major market is most likely young families, throw the kids in the back and pump in the cartoons, but at the same time, how many kids are watching MSNBC? I can understand that kids might want to keep abreast of the news, but MSNBC? I think even kids realize they aren’t worth watching!
I would assume this would be only for the back seat passengers, otherwise you’re right – very bad idea lol!!