Posted by Renegade Saw on Wed, Aug 30, 2006 @ 02:00 PM
In Minority Report, Tom Cruise walked into a Gap, had his eyes scanned, and an automated voice asked him how his newly purchased khakis fit. In a future set Washington, DC, Big Brother is definitely watching. In our times, and depending on which conspiracy theorist you chose to believe, he’s getting close. So when I caught wind of CBS’s new way of putting shows in front of potential viewers, I put down down my copy of 1984 and took notice.
Simply walk through Grand Central Station in New York City armed with a bluetooth enabled PDA or phone, and you’ll be beamed with video clips of 5 of the network’s primetime shows. Of course, you have to "choose" to accept the 30 second videos.
The technology is already being used in Europe. Viacom Outdoor has a permanent network of Bluetooth-enabled poster sites on the London Undergound and tube users can download content on to their mobiles using Bluetooth devices housed inside the interactive posters.