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NYC's Touchscreen Subway Maps Are Finally Here, and They're Amazing
- Jun8 13y agoSome information on HW other than the touchscreen would have been interesting. On the Control Group product page (http://www.controlgroup.com/mta.html http://www.controlgroup.com/mta.html) the only extra info I could find that these use Qualcomm's Gimbal BT beacon technology.
- magentaplacenta 13y agoHow long until they're tagged/useless? Also, most public transport riders don't want to touch anything. Wonder how often those screens will be disinfected/cleaned?
- untog 13y agoHow long until they're tagged/useless? You could say that about most of the subway infrastructure, but the vast majority of the system remains clean. As per the article: "the kiosks can be power-washed". Also, most public transport riders don't want to touch anything. Wonder how often those screens will be disinfected/cleaned? I think there are a noisy minority that care about this. The vast majority of people I see are happy to hold onto rails as the train moves. I'm sure the touchscreens work with gloves.