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Product Spotlight: Continental AutoLinQ

April 6th, 2010

Jeff Shariat

AutoLinQ is Continental’s Connected Services Platform for the car. Based on the Google Android OS the system will allow users to create and download applications directly to the in-vehicle system.
Continental’s ‘Always On’ concept is built around allowing the user to interact with the vehicle through various ‘views’:
Mobile View
The user’s view from their mobile phone. A [...]

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Posted in Apps + Products, Emerging Tech, Telematics

Tags: android, api, apps, autolinq, continental, convergence, Emerging Tech, google, infotainment, navigation, navteq, open source, technology, Telematics

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Ford Sync Has The Lead, Will It Hold On To It?

April 1st, 2010

Jeff Shariat

It’s a new foundation for the ultimate mobile device. The automobile will never be the same.
As the mobile web (i.e. sites specifically designed to be viewed on mobile devices) is being replaced by mobile apps and sites that are dual purpose (i.e. the standard site can be viewed reliably in a mobile browser) Google seems [...]

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Posted in Etc..., Ford Sync / Touch

Tags: api, automotive, convergence, Emerging Tech, infotainment, iphone, iphone app, mobile, MyFord, MyFord Touch, real-time data, Safety + Security, Sync, tech, technology, Telematics, twitter

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Application Spotlight: AppSpace.com

March 23rd, 2010

Jeff Shariat

Sister site TechtoLiveBy.com has a post on AppSpace.com, a recommendation engine for smartphone apps.
The number of apps available for the iPhone, Android OS and Blackberry is rapidly approach a combined 200,000. Wading through the sewage that constitute most apps to find that diamond in the rough can be a daunting task. For some of us [...]

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Posted in Apps + Products, Emerging Tech, Etc..., Telematics

Tags: api, apps, automotive, Emerging Tech, infotainment, iphone, iphone app, mobile, tech, technology, Telematics

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Convergence is King

February 11th, 2010

Jeff Shariat

Convergence is king and that is no secret. Driven by lower cost hardware, greater wireless bandwidth and coverage, and increased consumer demand to stay connected, the world of consumer electronics is being led by the convergence of technologies. Phones with live content, TVs with widgets, and of course, Google with everything.
At first this trend was [...]

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Posted in Emerging Tech, Telematics

Tags: api, convergence, Ford Sync / Touch, google navigation, MyFord, MyFord Touch, onstar, real-time data, Safety + Security, Sync, Telematics

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Twitter Is Poised to Lead Real-Time Incident Data

January 4th, 2010

Jeff Shariat

Twitter recently purchased Mixer Labs and their GeoAPI. The GeoAPI is a robust set of applications (web services for the technically minded) that will allow developers to actively create, query, and otherwise interact with geolocation data. This means standardized geolocation lookups across all the different Twitter apps and access methods.
The addition of these features will [...]

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