imported_Jack Cook

Kevin Tofel over at jkOnTheRun posted a neat item today that had me experiencing some device envy. This would be a very cool addition to have in your vehicle if a long trip was imminent. From Unwired Vehicles:

Broadband Internet in cars is now a reality with new national 3G EV-DO service from Verizon and Sprint. Now you can enjoy high-speed Internet access in the rear seat of your car at speeds of 400-700 Kbps typical and peaks of up to 2 Mb. Use the UVIA M100 to get access to the latest news, sports, or streaming audio and video for your family to enjoy. And with DVD, MP3 and game play your children will be entertained for hours. The M100 makes all of this and more easily accessible to rear seat passengers using flipdown or headrest style display screens. The UVIA M100 is designed for easy dealer installation with a system unit small enough to fit in the typical install locations used for todays DVD entertainment systems, a handy wireless keyboard, and an external antenna for extended range.

Source: jkOnTheRun: UVIA M100 for those backseat websurfers

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Kulnet

In my day, I was lucky to have a gameboy to play with in the back seat. You remember the one with the spinach colored screen? Yeah, that one. As neat as this product is, I want my kids to enjoy a lot of the stuff that I saw when I was growing up. Sure, some of it was boring as heck but I still appreciate what my parents did.

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Paul

Pocketbrain

In my day, you entertained yourself on long trips by playing the "abc" game. The only electronic entertainment was the radio and, if you were lucky, an 8-track player.

DavesPPC

Originally Posted by Pocketbrain

In my day, you entertained yourself on long trips by playing the "abc" game. The only electronic entertainment was the radio and, if you were lucky, an 8-track player.

Ah the good ol' days.
The 8-track player was handed down to me (actually I asked for it!).
I believe the old Sparkomatic radio is still around somewhere in that garage :)

Now, back on topic >>>>

While that is a "neat" device, I'd pass. I won't even buy those portable DVD players to mount in the car.

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