[opendtv] Re: Twang's Tuesday Tribune (Mark's Monday Memo)2004April20
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 10:16:50 -0400
Hmmmm...
I wonder why Disney operates a series of low power radio transmitters
along I-75 and I-95 here in Florida?
Could it have something to do with the need to get targeted
information to people who are traveling?
Stop spinning (your wheels) John.
People DO want access to the same things they get from wired networks
when they are "untethered."
Regards
Craig
At 8:33 AM -0700 4/23/04, John Willkie wrote:
>A correct assumption, as to personal experience, but ...
>
>Is episodic television, with commercials, the best choice for this function
>(short attention spans) or is a long-form DVD or tape a better "pacifier?"
>
>A decade ago, a friend of mine with children showed me how his life had
>changed to the negative a bit because the VCR in the back of his van (I had
>never seen one; this one came with the package) had jammed up on a Helen
>Hunt-in-leather tape, and his kids were uncontrollable without the thing
>playing to them.
>
>The son of one of my brothers is autistic. His family uses a tv/vcr plugged
>into the car when they trek from NE Nevada to San Diego. Two days each way,
>and they did it twice last year while my father was ailing.
>
>Also, I'd say that's it's an extreme stretch to use HM and suffer a loss of
>main stream bits to serve this market.
>
>Still looking for the market and business and consumer models ...
>
>John Willkie
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of John Shutt
>Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 6:17 AM
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>Subject: [opendtv] Re: Twang's Tuesday Tribune (Mark's Monday Memo)
>2004April20
>
>
>John,
>
>It is evident that you do not have children, or if you do you have never
>taken them on holiday that required more than 3 hours driving time.
>
>John Shutt
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Willkie" <jmwillkie@xxxxxxx>
>
>
>> It's difficult to imagine there ever being a need to watch TV at autobahn
>> speeds. CNN updates in the back seat?
>
>
>
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