Ford unveiled an advanced version of Sync with a new touchscreen interface called MyFord Touch, cellphone-like rocker switches on the steering wheel (instead of an iDrive-like wheel), and an app store that runs apps such as Twitter, Pandora, and Stitch on your phone, all controlled by Sync.
…the four corners of the screen take the user to phone, navigation, entertainment, and climate control. The rocker-switch metaphor is Ford’s answer to the console-mounted cockpit controllers such as BMW’s iDrive plus workalikes from Audi, Acura, Infiniti, and Mercedes-Benz. It works the same way as all the cell phones and game pads you’ve already learned to use: four arrow switches facing up, down, left, and right, with an Enter / Do It button in the middle.
The new version of Sync is based on the Microsoft Windows Embedded Auto platform. Separately, Ford has announced it has opened the Sync interface to third-party applications running on smartphones. The driver controls the device and application through Sync and the touchscreen. The applications don’t actually run on the car’s electronics. The initial applications include:Twitter: Tweets sent to your cellphone as text are read aloud by Sync. You can’t post. Some might question the value of hearing Tweets as you drive. (Likely answer: It’s every bit as…
View original post here:
Ford launches an idiot-proof car Interface
- Related posts on copyright apple
- Apple contra PC, parte II
- iPhone problems: Not just for AT&T
- What does 101201 mean?
- Related posts on home gadgets
- TechGadgetStore.com » Red Ice Radio – James Follett – Pt 5 – The …
- Gadget Reviews: What you desire | Gadget Reviews -
- : Home Insurance – Protecting Your Gadgets | Gadget Reviews -
Related posts:
- 5 Great Alternatives to the Twitter Interface
- Road Trippin’ Ford Fiesta Tweets As It Travels
- Bill Gates Joins Twitter - Uses The Web Interface
- Brain-Computer Interface Posts Message on Twitter
- Twitter unveils interface redesign
Tags: apple, copyright, gadgets, home, information, microsoft, mobile, operator, small-business, wireless