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Today, NBC Bay Area announced the launched of the , a free service for Bay Area commuters that provides up-to-the-second live traffic video on their mobile phones.
From the press release:
The application for mobile devices gives drivers access to live video from traffic cameras operated by the California Department of Transportation, better known as Caltrans. The service is provided by 3rd Dimension, Inc.’s Mobileyes platform and will assist the millions of Bay Area drivers in planning the safest and most efficient commutes. In addition, the NBC Bay Area Traffic Cam will offer users access to cameras as they head out to area ski slopes and beaches providing them with real-time traffic conditions for their leisure pursuits.
The ad-supported service is compatible with most smartphones, but a data plan is required. If you have both of those and are interested to give it a try, hop over to www.nbcbayarea.com/mobile or call 877-622-2291, and take it from there. Once the applications installed, you will be able to view roadside traffic cameras and avoid the snarls of traffic. Selecting cameras along the route from the menus is simple and favorite routes can be saved and accessed quickly with a push of a button.
Finally, in addition to the San Francisco market, the Mobileyes service is available in Hartford, Conn.; New York; Los Angeles; Kansas City; Houston; Knoxville; Indianapolis; Detroit; and Washington, D.C.
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
