http://whitneyhess.disqus.com/Improving the human experience one day at a timeenFri, 21 Jan 2011 15:18:09 -0000http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2008/07/my-beef-with-the-nyc-taxicab-touchscreens/#comment-881768378<p>This is what I call in-your-face design. Thanks for the many photos and preview of what's to come.</p>Rachel LiFri, 21 Jan 2011 15:18:09 -0000http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2008/07/my-beef-with-the-nyc-taxicab-touchscreens/#comment-881768373<p>Just came across this awesome post, though I think the guys at CMT have made a pretty impressive innovation in the last couple of years.</p><p>Now when your cab ride starts, the user is taken on a 45 second musical, animated journey that explains that there are seatbelts, the rate of fare, and who the mayor of NYC is. You cannot turn off this journey.</p><p>I'm fairly sure it's a response to users training themselves to turn off the TV at the beginning of the ride.</p>Jim MoranSat, 09 Oct 2010 23:46:31 -0000http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2008/07/my-beef-with-the-nyc-taxicab-touchscreens/#comment-1948916<p><a href="http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2008/07/my-beef-with-the-nyc-taxicab-touchscreens/#comment-2448" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2008/07/my-beef-with-the-nyc-taxicab-touchscreens/#comment-2448">Arthur</a>, you're probably right. I did take these photos quite a while before I wrote the blog post. I, too, have noticed changes to the DDS screen lately, but not enough to actually change this evaluation ;)</p>Whitney HessSun, 31 Aug 2008 15:45:27 -0000http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2008/07/my-beef-with-the-nyc-taxicab-touchscreens/#comment-1948917<p>Your article is dated July 8, but I wonder when the pictures were taken. Particularly the pictures of the DDS project, since I heard that they changed their user interface at the end of May, 2008.</p>ArthurMon, 18 Aug 2008 10:19:19 -0000http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2008/07/my-beef-with-the-nyc-taxicab-touchscreens/#comment-1948912<p>Hi Michael! hadn't thought about that touchscreen superbug transfer mechanism. Perhaps a sanitiser courtesy wipe, like an airplane toilet, is in order?;D</p><p>I like that I get to see where I am going. Would like the driver to be afforded the same luxury...</p>david cushmanMon, 14 Jul 2008 03:53:59 -0000http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2008/07/my-beef-with-the-nyc-taxicab-touchscreens/#comment-1948915<p>I really like the ABC screens. I think they are designed well and have some trusted names for each respective content catergory. New, Weather, Sports, Business News and restaurant info is certainly something I would grab on my Blackberry, Newspaper, the Internet or Tv during the course of my day so why not pass the time in a ridiculously long cab ride getting better informed. They could improve some things but overall I think it's great and use it often. the other ones NBC and DDS are a mess and provide no useful information (or don't even work) whatsoever. So when you say they are all "pretty pittifully designed", I have to respectfully disagree. ABC/Verifone has done a nice job.</p>Marc FeinTue, 08 Jul 2008 14:23:57 -0000http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2008/07/my-beef-with-the-nyc-taxicab-touchscreens/#comment-1948914<p>Cushman! We were just talking about the touchscreens, and I have to say they're a bit much. They seem much better in theory than in practice.</p><p>First, concentrating on watching them makes me a little queasy. Second, who else touched this thing?</p>Michael LeisTue, 08 Jul 2008 13:04:18 -0000http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2008/07/my-beef-with-the-nyc-taxicab-touchscreens/#comment-1948913<p>I was in NYC briefly last month. I liked the touch screen sat nav. What blew me away is that I get sat nav as a passenger - and the driver doesn't?</p>david cushmanTue, 08 Jul 2008 04:52:41 -0000