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Use Siri to start your car
Siri, Apple’s highly touted voice recognition feature exclusively available with the iPhone 4S isn’t a homegrown feature. Though Apple prefers to develop its own technologies, it sometimes recognizes that a particular feature lies outside its area of expertise, or would, perhaps, take far too long to begin working on from scratch. In such scenarios, Apple [...]
Continue reading...Ford announces AppLink support for the iPhone
Thursday, December 30, 2010
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AppLink is a nifty little piece of software that lets Ford owners use hands-free voice control to manipulate apps on their smartphone. Earlier last week, Ford announced that the software will be making its way over to the iPhone. “More and more drivers are using their devices and their apps while in the car,” said [...]
Continue reading...BMW to deliver deep iPad/iOS integration in upcoming vehicles
Monday, September 20, 2010
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A common rebuttal to the tired assertion that the Mac is irrelevant due to its sub 10% marketshare is to mention the relatively paltry marketshare enjoyed by car companies such as BMW and Porsche, who make a lot of money delivering premium products to folks fortunate enough to be able to afford it. That said, [...]
Continue reading...Upcoming BMW’s will support iPod-out; drivers will be able to interact with iPod/iPhone software with BMW hardware
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
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BMW will soon be taking advantage of the iPod-out functionality in iOS 4 to let drivers use BMW hardware to interact with iPod and iPhone software and navigate through playlists and such using a built-in dashboard display. The new feature is in the final stages of development and will be available in BMW vehicles at [...]
Continue reading...USA Today suckered into believing fake iPad/steering-wheel mount
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
The USA Today was apparently duped into thinking that this iPad steering wheel mount was the real thing, and even went so far as to write an article about it in their automotive section. The funniest thing, aside from the absurdity of the contraption itself, is how short the “closed course” the driver is supposedly [...]
Continue reading...Installing an iPad onto a dashboard, Toyota Tacoma style
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Pimp my Ride with an iPad, bitch. Doug Bernards over at SoundMan Car Audio wasted no time in installing the first ever in-dash installation of an iPad on a Toyota Tacoma pickup. Check out the entire process in the video below. Explaining how they got the audio to work, SoundMan Car Audio writes: We chose [...]
Continue reading...How to construct an iPhone Motorcycle Mount
Thursday, December 24, 2009
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Not satisfied with any of the motorcycle/iPhone mount solutions available, an enterprising iPhone owner named Dave decided to construct his own by combining a few products into a workable solution for his Ducati Monster 696. Overall, the total cost of goods used to create this homemade solution came in at very reasonable $106. Here’s what [...]
Continue reading...Driving a car remotely using an iPhone – there’s an app for THAT?!
Thursday, October 29, 2009
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And you thought starting your car with your iPhone was impressive? You ain’t seen nothing yet. Students and researchers in the Artificial Intelligence Group at the Freie University of Berlin are pushing “there’s an app for that” to new extremes. In the video below, students hooked up a Dodge Caravan with two omnidirectional video cameras, [...]
Continue reading...Unlock and start your car with your iPhone
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
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MacDailyNews reports: Directed Electronics, the leader in vehicle security and remote start, has introduced the Viper SmartStart, which allows users to start their car with the push of a button from their iPhone or iPod touch. Users simply download the free Viper SmartStart app from Apple’s iTunes App Store, have Viper SmartStart professionally installed on [...]
Continue reading...Landrover releases usless, yet funny, iPhone app [Photo]
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
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Check out this slightly amusing iPhone app from Landrover. In an effort to highlight how monstrous a vehicle the Landrover is, the app doesn’t give you actual driving directions, but merely displays a straight line between your starting point and destination. Apparently it can just climb over any and every thing that gets in its [...]
Continue reading...Turn on your car… with an iPhone?
Monday, April 20, 2009
Ladies and gentleman, I present to you the next level in iPhone app tomfoolery, and depending on your point of view, it’s either exactly what you’ve been waiting for, or a little bit too much. Chrysler’s electric powered Peapod vehicle might sport an ignition with iPhone integration. According to a promotional brochure, all you have [...]
Continue reading...Monday Morning Link Roundup
Monday, February 23, 2009
Apple takes a (small) bite off its high China prices – Wall Street Journal iPhone-controlled car to demo at Geneva Auto Show – Macworld “Imagine” (Lennon cover on the iPhone) – Youtube iPhone launches in UAE and Saudi Arabia – Gulf News
Continue reading...Your 0-to-60 Time? Your fuel consumption? Just Ask Your iPhone
Thursday, October 30, 2008
The New York Times has an interesting article today which discusses the new uses people are finding for their iPhones, especially when it comes to cars. Whether its measuring your acceleration, finding the cheapest gas, or being able to find your car in a crowded parking lot, developers are pushing the iPhone in unexpected and [...]
Continue reading...More than half of cars in the US will feature iPod connectivity by 2009
Friday, October 10, 2008
Mactropolis has the scoop here. This is good news for Apple as hooking up an iPod to your car is something they want to be as easy as possible, and a standard feature on as many cars as possible. They even have a whole section on their website devoted to iPod – Car integration which [...]
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
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