In-car telematics and infotainment systems are becoming more and more popular by the day, especially when it comes to plug-in hybrid and electric-vehicles. Why? Well, because owning an electric-vehicle or plug-in hybrid can be a hassle and syncing all your technology/gadgets together just makes the whole electrifying process easier. Microsoft and Toyota announced today that [...]
Earlier today at the SAE Convergence Conference and Exhibition 2010, Microsoft announced the availability of Windows Embedded Automotive 7 to select auto manufacturers. The new software provides the foundation for automakers to build in-car infotainment solutions which supports speech commands, touch input, hands-free Bluetooth phone connectivity, dashboard access to music and maps, third-party applications, and [...]
EcoMotors, a company based in suburban Detroit, announced today that it received $23.5 million from Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates and investor Vinod Khosla. The funding will go towards the testing of EcoMotors’ trademarked Opoc engine technology. The company’s Opoc architecture allows its opposed piston-opposed cylinder to use 50 percent fewer parts than a standard [...]
At the 2010 Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival today, Microsoft and Chevrolet demonstrated the first multiscreen advertising campaign that integrates Kinect for Xbox 360 as a way to promote the Chevrolet Volt, scheduled for launch later this year. Kinect for Xbox 360 delivers a whole new way to play, with controller-free games and entertainment. A [...]
Ford and Microsoft’s SYNC system just keeps getting better and better. FoMoCo announced today that it will be adding a bunch of extras to its SYNC system including access to horoscopes, stock quotes, movie listings and access to airlines, rental cars and hotels. Customers that have a Ford, Lincoln or Mercury vehicle equipped with SYNC [...]
GM is amidst negotiations with Google that could bear the fruit of an Android OS for GM”s vehicles à la Microsoft Sync and Ford. The new OS would allow users to pair their vehicles with virtually any cell phone, as well as offer some remote access options such as remote open and start. Android would also [...]
At the 2010 International CES show today in Las Vegas, Kia unveiled its new in-car communications and entertainment system developed in partnership with Microsoft. Known as UVO, the system will be available in select Kia vehicles starting this summer. UVO is very similar to Ford and Microsoft’s SYNC system in that it provides a simple [...]
Next week at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Microsoft and Kia will both unveil their new product called UVO, the first U.S. based competitor to FoMoCo’s SYNC system. No specific details have been released as of yet, but it is known that UVO will debut on an unnamed Kia model in 2010. [...]
When most of us play video games, we never really think about how much work goes into producing one that is as close to reality as possible. Take car racing games for example – capturing sounds of tire screeches and engine noise seems like a tedious task since its difficult to isolate one from the [...]
Microsoft said that FoMoCo will be the first amongst a handful of companies that will upgrade to the company’s new Windows 7 operating system when it goes on sale next month. Ford executives, along with executives from Continental Airlines, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide and Intel, are meeting with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in San Francisco [...]
