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    Ford's Alan Mulally To Deliver 2010 CES Keynote

    BMW Voice Control Takes On Sync

    CNBC's Dennis Kneale Wouldn't Know A Car If It Hit Him In The Ass

    EXCLUSIVE: Sync Video Teases Lincoln Detroit Auto Show Concept

    CES: Ford Sync Heading To Europe, Sync Concept Hinted At

    CES: Ford Upgrades Sync With Turn-By-Turn Navigation

    American Idol Ruins Johnny Cash Song With Help From A Fake KITT Mustang

    Microsoft Shills Its SYNC To Hyundai, Kia

    Aftermarket Manufacturers Go Sync, Next-Gen Also On The Way

    Microsoft Has A Vision For Automotive Electronics: Advertising
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    Image of Joshuman Joshuman
    09/21/09

    In reply to Ford's Alan Mulally To Deliver 2010 CES Keynote
    Every time I see the CES logo I think that it was designed, done, and finished on time. Some executive thought "International" sounded cool and told his secretary to add it the night before it went to the printer.
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    09/21/09

    @Joshman Raffles Avenue: If by "executive" you mean "crayola-wielding toddler", then yes.
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    Image of mikedrawcar mikedrawcar
    06/08/09

    In reply to BMW Voice Control Takes On Sync
    In a rare act of cooperation not seen in almost 70 years, BMW has offered Control to the French, who quickly dubbed their version "Vichy".
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    Image of combat chuck combat chuck
    06/08/09

    @mikedrawcar lost his star: +1 and a heart click.
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    Image of combat chuck combat chuck
    06/08/09

    In reply to BMW Voice Control Takes On Sync
    A quick babelfish lookup taught me that "Musiksuche" means "music search", not "sucky music" as I originally feared.
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    Image of Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master
    06/08/09

    In reply to BMW Voice Control Takes On Sync
    If they really wanted to compete more directly with SYNC, they could have called it Wasch-beckon.
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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    06/08/09

    In reply to BMW Voice Control Takes On Sync
    It doesn't really care what you say. It's going to invade Poland anyway.

    Too soon?
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/08/09

    @smalleyxb122: Too soon-- haha.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    06/08/09

    In reply to BMW Voice Control Takes On Sync
    "The new system comes in a wide range of languages and is available in Germany and Austria, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain, Great Britain, and the USA."


    Sorry Canada. You don't get this.


    Of course, there's only like one road in Canada, so it's nearly impossible to get lost.

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    Image of .357 .357
    06/08/09

    @engineerd: Haha, you've clearly never had to find a house in Toronto. Don't even get me started.
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    06/08/09

    In reply to BMW Voice Control Takes On Sync
    I met a German girl from England who was going to school in France.


    Unlike her, this is stupid, expensive, complicated and prone to breakage. How about making a car that's great to drive instead?

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    Image of Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master
    06/08/09

    In reply to BMW Voice Control Takes On Sync
    Easter Egg: Say "Autobahn, Kraftwerk" and the car takes you to the Munich factory at 155mph.
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    Image of seoultrain seoultrain
    06/08/09

    @Ash78: "Mach schnell" removes that pesky limiter.
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    Image of sos10 sos10
    06/08/09

    @seoultrain: better not say "crash test dummies"
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    Image of combat chuck combat chuck
    06/08/09

    In reply to BMW Voice Control Takes On Sync
    I heard that no matter what song you request, the system only plays a tasteful mix of Kraftwerk, Scorpions, and of course, David Hasselhoff.
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    Image of Goes Like Stink Goes Like Stink
    06/08/09

    @combat chuck: Don't forget Rammstien
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    Image of sos10 sos10
    06/08/09

    @Goes Like Stink: No, BMW is Schwäbisch, so it will only have the greatest hits of the Geschwister Hofmann.

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    Image of sos10 sos10
    06/08/09

    @sos10: I stand corrected.. the sisters are from Baden-Württemberg.. not from Bayern. Well, The Mother and Daughter Hellwig then.. They really are from Bayern, and even better!

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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    06/08/09

    @sos10: BMW is headquartered in Munich, across the street from the Olympic Stadium and just down the road from the Allianz stadium. I'd call them Bayerisch. Maybe you're thinking of Porsche or Audi?


    If the radio can call up Nina hagen, I might have to reconsider.

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    06/08/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: I know, I know, I got my Länder mixed up... Nina Hagen, now you're talking! Unbeschreiblich Weiblich!
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    04/30/09

    In reply to CNBC's Dennis Kneale Wouldn't Know A Car If It Hit Him In The Ass
    Cheers.
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    Image of Uncle Bo Uncle Bo
    04/30/09

    In reply to CNBC's Dennis Kneale Wouldn't Know A Car If It Hit Him In The Ass
    Friends, ya know, I too get wound up over the excessive dumbassery of TV pundits. I have not watched the CNBC clip posted and will not because I'm having a decent day and do not want it ruined.


    But, when I do read or see something so upsetting in its unabashed ignorance, I spend four short minutes and my paradigm is shifted into a most wonderful place.


    Yes, it's more than a little dippy but is mesmerizing and mood-shifting, something we all need now and then:

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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    05/01/09

    @Uncle Bo: Wow. Just wow. I have had a miserable last few days and was ready to kill the next person that said "hi" to me. That was wonderful and cheesy. 4 minutes of peace, I needed that.
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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    04/30/09

    In reply to CNBC's Dennis Kneale Wouldn't Know A Car If It Hit Him In The Ass
    What the fuck is an iPod? What the fuck is a Dennis Kneale? Why should I care about any of these things?


    I have no idea what these people are ranting about.


    Still have a tape deck in my 95 S-10...

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    Image of Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master
    04/30/09

    In reply to CNBC's Dennis Kneale Wouldn't Know A Car If It Hit Him In The Ass
    Wait, when they say "ipod jack," I take that to mean a proprietary Apple jack that allows for ipod controls throught the vehicle's head unit.


    An Aux input is more universal, but doesn't allow for control interface. I like these better because, well, despite being an Apple shareholder, I'm a much bigger fan of the cheaper, less functional mp3 players from Sandisk and others. If you're chasing soon-obsolete tech, might as well hedge your financial bets.


    So are they actually using these terms interchangeably?

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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    04/30/09

    @Ash78: Most likely. To the average layperson anything that gets the music from their magic tuney pack into the car stereo is an "iPod jack".


    I agree with you that dedicated iPod interfaces are a bad idea as far as compatibility goes, hell not even all iPods are compatible with 'em.

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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    04/30/09

    In reply to CNBC's Dennis Kneale Wouldn't Know A Car If It Hit Him In The Ass
    OEM stereos with every option that everyone wants would supersede the need for an aftermarket.


    What do you have against the line workers at Pioneer, Dennis? How do you expect them to feed their families? Across the country children are starving because OEMs are including $0.10 iPod jacks. Won't somebody think of the children?

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    Image of chucky2jimmy chucky2jimmy
    04/30/09

    In reply to CNBC's Dennis Kneale Wouldn't Know A Car If It Hit Him In The Ass
    If I hear, one more time, American car companies don't build cars American want, I'm going to go nuts!


    Sales(YTD):

    1. GM

    2. Toyota

    3. Ford

    4. Chrysler

    5. Honda


    Attention media types(present company excepted): do some research. I know you, and politicians are too lazy, but try it. Just for once.

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    Image of sos10 sos10
    04/30/09

    @chucky2jimmy: The problem is not what Americans buy, it is what the rest of the world buys... and it ain't American.

    The US market is becoming less and less important, and we're just at the beginning of this tendency.
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