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Ford gets CES innovation awards for Sync and Work Solutions
For years, Microsoft founder and former CEO Bill Gates was the keynoter at the Consumer Electronics Show. When Microsoft first announced its intention to create software for cars nearly a decade ago, most people that had suffered through the indignities of the blue screen of death recoiled in horror. The idea of having to close all of our car windows and re-booting our cars became a running joke. While Microsoft's automotive in-roads probably didn't get as far as the company hoped, it does have one prominent application: Sync, one of the ... Read more →
BREAKING: Hyundai developing competitor for OnStar, Sync... but new system needs a name Chris Paukert
As part of its product and marketing development process, Hyundai has reached out to owners and enthusiasts to create a network of consumers with which to discuss everything from future models ...
OMG LOL: New study says 93% of Americans favor banning text messaging while driving Dan Roth
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SYNC You Very Much: Ford to help Microsoft promote Windows 7 Jeremy Korzeniewski
Ford and Microsoft, sittin' in a tree... right, you know the rest. With the official October 22nd launch of Windows 7 right around the corner, the Blue Oval has reportedly pledged to support the ...
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Future Ford SYNC upgrade could include Pandora streaming 6 months ago on Autoblog
At the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Ford announced that three new features would be included on the next iteration of the SYNC system: traffic data, GPS-guided directions and the ability to snag information from the web through the user's data/GPS/Bluetooth-enabled smartphone to display ...
Rumormill: OnStar to add hands-free Twitter functionality? 7 months ago on Autoblog
General Motors' OnStar in-car communications system can give you directions or help you make a phone call, and soon it may also be able to send and receive Tweets. Gear Live recently received a survey from the General announcing that Twitter functionality could soon be on the way. With a press of a ...
Ford says new study shows SYNC leads to fewer distracted drivers 9 months ago on Autoblog
Ford has been winning sales with SYNC, but the infotainment interface may also save lives. We already knew that SYNC, when sync'd up with a Bluetooth-enabled phone, can call 911 for you in the event of an accident. Now, a report from the Blue Oval contends that SYNC can help prevent a collision ...
CES 2009: SYNC could one day add app development like iPhone 10 months ago on Autoblog
Ford's head of electronics told Autoblog today that the future of SYNC is already in the works, including the possibility of one day opening up the platform to the developer community. Jim Buczkowski, Ford's director of electronics and electrical systems said he sees SYNC as a platform on which ...
CES 2009: Ford shows off future of SYNC, Best Buy partnership 10 months ago on Autoblog
var embed_85 = '' On top of those new SYNC features we've already told you about, Ford showed off what its SYNC system might one day look like with configurable controls and a personal assistant "avatar" named Eva. The concept is meant to provide a more human interface with the vehicle to help ...
CES 2009: SYNC updated with Traffic, Directions and Information 10 months ago on Autoblog
Ford and Microsoft debuted SYNC at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show, updated the system at last year's event and now keep the tradition alive with more enhancements for 2009. The next iteration of SYNC will sport new features able to take full advantage of a user's GPS-enabled bluetooth ...
SYNC retrofit kit now available for 2008 Navigator, Mustang next 1 year ago on Autoblog
When Ford launched its new SYNC in-car communications system in the Ford Focus, the crew in Dearborn may not have known just how popular the option would prove to be. While the SYNC system has started to infiltrate the rest of the Blue Oval line, its integration is apparently not moving fast enough ...
Surprise! Ford's SYNC sells cars 1 year ago on Autoblog
Ford developed its SYNC system with Microsoft and has an 18-month exclusive license to sell the system, which is something we weren't aware of until recently. It turns out, however, that the exclusive rights aren't being wasted: Ford reports that SYNC-equipped cars are finding twice as many buyers ...
Popular Mechanics honors Ford's SYNC 2 years ago on Autoblog
Popular Mechanics is handing out its breakthrough awards, and Ford's SYNC made its way into the tech magazine's top 10 breakthrough products. SYNC's reasonable $395 price tag and voice recognition capability gave Ford and Microsoft's joint project the edge, and Popular Mechanics also really liked ...
In-car texting made easy 2 years ago on Autoblog
The mousetrap and mouse are locked in a constant battle for supremacy. The same is true with laws prohibiting texting while driving and the drivers who simply must text behind the wheel. Enter the capitalists: Microsoft and Nuance. Nuance makes voice recognition software and, combined with the ...
New voice recognition tech coming to cars 2 years ago on Autoblog
Car companies always boast about how many technological gizmos they pack into each new model, but the sad truth is that many buyers -- and we're talking a lot here -- barely have a clue what they'd use them for let alone how to go about it. This hasn't stopped companies like Nuance Communications ...
Ford giving dealers extra training on SYNC 2 years ago on Autoblog
Way back in January at CES, we got a personal demonstration of Ford's SYNC from the Microsoft Auto program manager in Vegas, and later, another demonstration from Ford in Detroit. Except for being slow to use and not all that useful, SYNC wasn't terribly complicated. But FoMoCo isn't taking any ...
Ford's says SYNC goes over big at CES 2 years ago on Autoblog
Ford is touting SYNC's popularity at CES, where attendees voted to give the technology the CNET People's Voice Award, while Popular Mechanics magazine gave SYNC their Editor's Choice award. While at CES we got a personal demonstration of the technology from Scott Porter, lead program manager for ...
CES 2007: Fill that void in your dash with GPS 2 years ago on Autoblog
From our viewpoint here at CES, it looks like automotive electronics manufacturers want nothing more than to fill that gaping hole where your 8-track once was with anything but an 8-track. So far, Pioneer, Eclipse, TomTom, and even Microsoft are among those introducing all-in-one navigation-giving, ...
Detroit Auto Show: Ford Sync 2 years ago on Autoblog
UPDATE: The above video does a much better job of showing you what Sync does than we do explaining it. Microsoft and Ford have teamed to produce Ford Sync, a new in-car system that offers comprehensive, seamless integration with Bluetooth-enabled phones and a variety of digital music players. A ...
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