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Ford touts its leadership in in-car connectivity

Friday, January 9th, 2009

Another advance Ford is promising is the ability to synchronize applications from mobile devices like Apple’s iPhone with the car. That would mean, apparently, being able to run applications like Pandora, via the iPhone, by using control buttons on the car’s steering wheel. Similarly, it should be possible for drivers to get access and manipulate their Facebook or MySpace accounts using voice commands. [MORE]

Source: cnet

Tags: auto, car, connected, ford, internet, iphone, pandora, radio, streaming
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TomTom reveals its first connected GPS

Friday, January 9th, 2009

Along with the Live services, you also get real-time traffic information, which is updated every two to five minutes. You’ll be alerted to any delays via audio prompts, and if there are any incidents along your course, you can choose to continue on the same path with an updated time of arrival or reroute around the problem. [MORE]

Source: cnet

Tags: auto, car, gps, internet, radio, traffic
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An FM transmitter for iPhone that actually works!

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

FM transmitters that connect an MP3 player to a car stereo are notoriously unreliable, subject to lots of interference in urban areas and sub-FM-quality sound. [MORE]

Source: CNET

Tags: auto, car, fm, iphone, ipod, mp3, music, stream, streaming, transmitter
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Media Outlets Losing Money From a Lack of Auto Ads

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

The flight of advertising dollars to the Internet is one explanation for the pain felt by traditional media. Another culprit that is increasingly to blame is Detroit. [MORE]