PeterK 0 Posted December 30, 2010 Posted December 30, 2010 Any word on this new inovation. Looked through WCBS 2 webpage, you'd think they would highlight it
NewsJunkie247 1 Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 WCBS must be REALLY happy to be the only station with this capibility at a time when the biggest story for the past few days has been the snow covered roads. Jay Dow was in it this morning driving around Queens showing some of the roads that hadn't been cleared yet before Mayor Bloomberg's deadline.
Weeters 1969 Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 If it's what I think it is, it's more than likely a webcam and a laptop with Skype and a mobile broadband card. There's also the Slingbox method (which I believe offers a better picture) where the camera is connected to a Slingbox unit and the station connects to it. If they got really motivated they could have hooked it up to a mast cam on a live truck, like what WDJT does for the "iCam". Expect the other stations to follow suit very shortly.
nycsiag 0 Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 WNBC was doing this using network's live-u unit on Monday with Peter Alexander driving around streets in Hoboken
anthonyz 26 Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 WNBC was doing this using network's live-u unit on Monday with Peter Alexander driving around streets in Hoboken WNBC did get a slingbox at least last year. During the blizzard in December 2009, a sling box menu appeared on screen instead of a video. lol
Bars-n-tone 39 Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 I haven't seen anything on this rig, but it sounds a lot like KYW's Mobile Weather Lab, which has been on the air for about a month. It did pretty well in the Christmas weekend storm. Specs: diesel, Skype w/gaming PC for speed, iPads, microwave capabilities w/o a mast, 2 dash cams - 1 passenger, 1 look-ahead. It also has a flip-out 40" monitor under the back hatch for live-shot props, in addition to the weather gauges built into it. This is probably the new type of toy that's going to catch on.
IceManNYR 240 Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 WCBS is not doing it from any news van, it's a regular SVU that the reporter is driving.
budtkaboy2000 0 Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 I haven't seen anything on this rig, but it sounds a lot like KYW's Mobile Weather Lab, which has been on the air for about a month. It did pretty well in the Christmas weekend storm. Specs: diesel, Skype w/gaming PC for speed, iPads, microwave capabilities w/o a mast, 2 dash cams - 1 passenger, 1 look-ahead. It also has a flip-out 40" monitor under the back hatch for live-shot props, in addition to the weather gauges built into it. This is probably the new type of toy that's going to catch on. This is much better than Mobile 2.
Bars-n-tone 39 Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 WCBS is not doing it from any news van, it's a regular SVU that the reporter is driving. KYW's unit is an Audi SUV, heavily modified.
nynewslover 280 Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 WABC is about to debut their version..calling it Road Cam 7..they are gonna show it in a few minutes.
NewsJunkie247 1 Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 WABC is about to debut their version..calling it Road Cam 7..they are gonna show it in a few minutes. Let's all begin taking guesses what WNBC will call....oh wait, it's WNBC! What am I thinking?
24994J 5629 Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 Let's all begin taking guesses what WNBC will call....oh wait, it's WNBC! What am I thinking? Ouch. ()
budtkaboy2000 0 Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 WCBS is not doing it from any news van, it's a regular SVU that the reporter is driving. This doesn't look like the inside of any "regular SUV" I've seen http://plixi.com/p/68260670
Weeters 1969 Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 This doesn't look like the inside of any "regular SUV" I've seen http://plixi.com/p/68260670 It's probably a SUV remote vehicle. Several outfitters make them. WITI has some here and I've mostly seen them used as regular old station vehicles that have the added capability of being able to go live (the old fashioned way - with a mast) if needed.
nynewsguy 66 Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 This doesn't look like the inside of any "regular SUV" I've seen http://plixi.com/p/68260670 That's not the SUV that they're using for the "Mobile2" reports. That's a live truck, for sure. IT's possible that it's an SUV, but more likely an Econoline. Certainly looks like it from the windows on the back doors. Maybe that actually happened to be mobile unit 2. A lot of stations (most that I know of) refer to their trucks as "Mobile - #"
IceManNYR 240 Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 Enough with WCBS calling Mobile2 "Exclusive" and saying we did it first. The other local stations are now doing similar reports.
IceManNYR 240 Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 WCBS is did Mobile2 reports from an LIRR train last week and an MTA N train this morning. The 16:9 SD video and audio quality was very good and the feed never broke up.
IceManNYR 240 Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 WCBS has a new Chevy SUV called the CBS2 Mobile Weather Lab. The name is on the sides of the SVU. http://newyork.cbslocal.com/video/6822221-cbs2-rolls-out-the-mobile-weather-lab/ CBS3 in Philly has had a Mobile Weather Lab since December of 2010 outfitted in an Audi Quattro.
kshow 167 Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/television/tv-tool-wind-wcbs-ch-2-introduction-mobile-2-weather-lab-article-1.1035635
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