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Skype To Be Adopted As Channel4's Morning Traffic Video Feed

blogs.westword.com — "An example, and a likely harbinger of the future, turned up earlier today during Channel 4's strong morning news program. A Lynn Carey report about traffic conditions on this unsettled Monday was accompanied by footage transmitted via Skype"

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  • MarkBrent, on 04/01/2009, -0/+11Skype is awesome! Saves me up a lot of money,
  • IvanB, on 04/01/2009, -1/+6I approve of Skype, except the fact I can't use it on my iPhone apparently (Canada).
  • DeathRay2K, on 04/02/2009, -0/+3You can get Skype in Canada. I have Skype in Canada.
  • seattlegirluw, on 04/01/2009, -0/+3Strange use, but hey at least they're trying to keep up with the times!
  • Medicamusic, on 04/02/2009, -3/+54chan?
  • Yankees368, on 04/02/2009, -1/+3I remember a news station in California doing this with a video camera and a slingbox maybe a year ago. Also, this does not sound very eco-friendly. Throwing a car into traffic for the soul purpose of being stuck in traffic. What a waste.
  • protodon, on 04/02/2009, -0/+2oprah likes skype('s money)
  • inactive, on 04/02/2009, -0/+2This is nothing new they've been doing this on FOX11 and NBC4 in Los Angeles for awhile now and people have been doing it for years on sites like ustream and justin.tv.
  • Stephanie00, on 04/02/2009, -0/+2Its the next biggest movement! Its great though and so simple. I love that I can go anywhere and see my friends and family.
  • Wilson, on 04/02/2009, -0/+2Indeed. No SkypeIn though :(
  • MCA2142, on 04/02/2009, -0/+2Been seeing it on Channel 4 here in Denver. While I love Skype, the quality of the video they show on TV is awful. I'm thinking it has to do with the bandwidth. The traffic lady uses a phone to transmit the feed, and unlike the smooth and more clear video we get from PCs/Macs, it is down right unwatchable.

    Just telling it like it is folks.
  • pamuckraker, on 04/10/2009, -0/+1Skype is the type of product that doesn't jive with either Apple or AT&T's business plans of monopolization. Neither will talk about the alleged federal violations. For more information on this issue, here is an article to read: http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/Iphone-S ...
  • psilly, on 04/01/2009, -2/+3Magic Jack>Skype
  • Wilson, on 04/02/2009, -1/+2Candle Jack>Ma--
  • inactive, on 04/01/2009, -1/+1Wow, awesome use of technology.
  • sodappop, on 04/02/2009, -2/+1are you in Canada... and... uhm do you have Skype?
  • dscaman, on 04/01/2009, -4/+1Yeah, I can't wait until they bring the service to Canada. What's up with that anyway??

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