PeterK 0 Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Any word on this new inovation. Looked through WCBS 2 webpage, you'd think they would highlight it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsJunkie247 1 Posted December 31, 2010 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1811 Posted December 31, 2010 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycsiag 0 Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 WNBC was doing this using network's live-u unit on Monday with Peter Alexander driving around streets in Hoboken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthonyz 26 Posted December 31, 2010 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bars-n-tone 35 Posted December 31, 2010 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 WCBS is not doing it from any news van, it's a regular SVU that the reporter is driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budtkaboy2000 0 Posted December 31, 2010 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bars-n-tone 35 Posted December 31, 2010 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nynewslover 269 Posted January 11, 2011 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsJunkie247 1 Posted January 11, 2011 Share 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5278 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Let's all begin taking guesses what WNBC will call....oh wait, it's WNBC! What am I thinking? Ouch. () Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budtkaboy2000 0 Posted January 12, 2011 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1811 Posted January 12, 2011 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nynewsguy 66 Posted January 13, 2011 Share 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 - #" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted January 18, 2011 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted February 1, 2012 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted March 9, 2012 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshow 163 Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/television/tv-tool-wind-wcbs-ch-2-introduction-mobile-2-weather-lab-article-1.1035635 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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