Microsoft: Pimp Your Boat
By MCN Staff published
Want to surf the Web while you’re sailing the high seas?
KVH Industries Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are teaming up to bring “MSN TV” service and high-speed-data access to boats.
The companies said KVH’s “Mobile Internet Receiver” with a customized version of the “MSN TV 2 Internet & Media Player” will provide in-motion access to Web browsing and Microsoft’s “Windows Media Player,” “MSN Mail,” “MSN Messenger,” digital-photo viewing, “MSN Video” and “MSN Radio.”
The system is controlled through a wireless keyboard, and broadband EVDO (Evolution Data Optimized) data services with speeds from 400 kilobits per second to 2.4 megabits per second, along with a marinized, amplified antenna for extended range, provide two-way mobile connections, the companies added.
KVH said its Mobile Internet Receiver with MSN TV service will also include WiFi output to provide Internet connectivity to any WiFi-enabled laptop or other product.
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