OK, so I was at a casino this morning (get the gamblin done early) and I noticed that a couple of slot machines had those LCDs above the game area and it was tuned to ESPN. So this got me thinking, what about a passive news feeder on the internet. I usually have my TV on when I'm browsing the internet on to listen to the local news or CNN or something so this wouldn't be a huge departure for a lot of people.
I was looking around for something similar and I found a Firefox add-on called Wizz RSS. It's bulky and requires your full attention to browse but it does pop up on the left panel area, where I usually just have my bookmarks. So I was thinking maybe an add-on that can pop out on the side bar and provide options to listen to a constant feed or choose stories individually or that analyzes what your currently looking at and pulls up related news articles. I would want something very passive like if I don't want to read the news it wouldn't interfere with what I'm doing but if it finds something it knows I would be interested in it would flash a green light or something. I also have dual monitors and I know a lot of people have wide screens now so we can also have something that takes up a little more room but doesn't require much input on your part to do its thing and provide the news.
Anyways, just a thought
Wizz RSS
BlogRover -similar but for blogs
Oh and heres a BBC article about using cell phones in Rome to alleviate traffic congestion, its got bus tracking too!
Beating Congestion with Mobiles
Rob
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