Thursday, June 02, 2005
Roadcasting
Roadcasting: "
A new type of radio.
Roadcasting is collaborative, mobile radio.
It is a system, currently in prototype state, that allows anyone to have their own radio station, broadcasted among wirelessly capable devices, some in cars, in an ad-hoc wireless network. The system can become aware of individual preferences and is able to choose songs and podcasts that people want to hear, on their own devices and car stereos and in devices and car stereos around them.
Roadcasting provides a set of methods to transform radio into a community-driven interactive medium. Using collaborative filtering technologies, it enables rich passive and interactive experiences for 'DJs' and listeners in a way that has not previously been possible. Roadcasting matches you to radio stations that play the content that you want to hear.
With Roadcasting, it becomes incredibly easy to have your own radio station heard by others in their cars, homes, and offices within the reach of your ad-hoc network, determined by the wireless technology used.
We have produced a video that is currently offline. Check back later for a .torrent.
Roadcasting has emerged as the result of an 7-month project at Carnegie Mellon's Human Computer Interaction Instituteusing user-centered design techniques. The research and development arm of a major automaker commissioned us to create a revolutionary application and service for the car that uses mobile ad-hoc networks for a release target of 2010."
A new type of radio.
Roadcasting is collaborative, mobile radio.
It is a system, currently in prototype state, that allows anyone to have their own radio station, broadcasted among wirelessly capable devices, some in cars, in an ad-hoc wireless network. The system can become aware of individual preferences and is able to choose songs and podcasts that people want to hear, on their own devices and car stereos and in devices and car stereos around them.
Roadcasting provides a set of methods to transform radio into a community-driven interactive medium. Using collaborative filtering technologies, it enables rich passive and interactive experiences for 'DJs' and listeners in a way that has not previously been possible. Roadcasting matches you to radio stations that play the content that you want to hear.
With Roadcasting, it becomes incredibly easy to have your own radio station heard by others in their cars, homes, and offices within the reach of your ad-hoc network, determined by the wireless technology used.
We have produced a video that is currently offline. Check back later for a .torrent.
Roadcasting has emerged as the result of an 7-month project at Carnegie Mellon's Human Computer Interaction Instituteusing user-centered design techniques. The research and development arm of a major automaker commissioned us to create a revolutionary application and service for the car that uses mobile ad-hoc networks for a release target of 2010."
