Posts Tagged ‘iphone’
iPod integration has become more and more prevalent in the automotive industry, as automakers offer the compatibility on models ranging from subcompacts up to exotic supercars. But this is taking it a step further: a Lamborghini iPhone.Reports indicate that Asus, the computer company that has previo......
Geneva ‘08 Preview: BMW ConnectedDrive allows unrestricted in-car Internet
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
BMW is touting itself as the world's first car maker to offer completely unrestricted in-car access to the World Wide Web. It's all part of "ConnectedDrive," BMW's own so-called intelligent network that connects the driver, the vehicle and their surroundings. Although innovative, this isn't entirely......
Top Gear coming to iTunes?
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007
Since a few of us are iPhone-equipped (and occasionally Mac-obsessive), we like to follow what's going on in the Reality Distortion Field cast by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. A story over at iPhoneAlley caught our attention, which reports that Apple might be releasing episodes of "American Idol" thr......
Spyker iPhone clone spotted
Saturday, December 8th, 2007
In case you didn't know, Spyker lends its name to a number of consumer electronics, including mobile phones, digital audio players and pocket video devices. You can visit www.connect4spyker.com to view the entire product line, where Spyker reminds you in tongue-in-cheek fashion that a matching car i......
Delphi concept controls your car through iPhone
Friday, October 26th, 2007
One of Delphi's major reveals during CES this week is surely to get the iPhone fanbois frothing at the mouth – even if it's just a concept. The software allows users to monitor and control several aspects of a vehicle's system, everything from unlocking doors to starting the car and getting the te......
Rendered Speculation: 2009 BMW 7-Series
Monday, October 8th, 2007
The next 7-Series could say goodbye to its current bluff-sided barge proportions. According to the latest renderings, a lower, wider, larger car swoops up from a front that takes cues from the CS concept to a rear in which there are no remaining traces of the Bangle Butt.We have always been fans of ......
Jaguar moves XF onto iPhone
Thursday, September 20th, 2007
The Apple iPhone has been on everyone's wish list since it hit the streets this summer. Jaguar is using its web marketing savvy to piggy-back Apple's success by offering a new XF magazine made specifically for its touch-screen devices (don't forget the iPod Touch). Owners can go to jxfphone.com (it ......
Evidence of Apple and VW collaboration on up! dashboards?
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
Last week we told you about Volkswagen's plan to put touch screens in every one of its cars next year and wondered if maybe this is what Apple had been helping VW sort out.Well, our brothers over at Engadget did some digging and came up with a video showing VW's UP touch interface in use. Apple fans......
All VW models to get touch screens
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
Recently we reviewed VW's four-door GTI and one of our few complaints was the difficult-to-use nav system. We suggested replacing all the little buttons and dials with a touch screen. Guess what? They listened! VW's design chief, Walter de' Silva, tells Automotive News Europe that starting next year......
VIDEO: Audi’s Metroproject stays still for the moving camera
Friday, August 17th, 2007
The Audi metroproject quattro stars in its first promotional video. The 2-minute video shows a few of the cars niftier features, like the removable iPhone-like gadget that does iPhone-y things and also allows remote access to some of the vehicle's systems.However, the car does appear to have a bit o......