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Jan 23 2007
More on Sync from Microsoft and Ford Print E-mail
Written by Kacey Green   
Tuesday, 23 January 2007

I said I'd revisit sync when I knew more. Take a look at this video:

I still think there is nothing technical keeping this technology with Ford... (Read More)

prius climate controls This technology would perfectly compliment my Prius' interface, I already have a talk button and a seven inch touch screen, along with microphone and bluetooth. It would be awesome if I could purchase an aftermarket head-unit to replace my radio. Even better, if I could get a plug-in module that connects to the existing systems of the Prius and overrides features that both Sync and Prius include like support for the bluetooth headset profile. What would make this even better is if Sync would pass on commands to the Prius such as air conditioner settings. Why should sync pass commands to the Prius? Upgrades should be total upgrades and not cut out useful features, if I could no longer tell the car what temperature I wanted and instead had to use the hair-brained climate screen it would put me at risk of a crash. I'm a capable driver but these soft-touch and voice only controls would be crazy without the voice option. I know you can use the steering wheel controls but that can take longer than just saying the temperature. This technology has me extremely excited and I will be following it as gets closer to market.

 

 

 

I want this technology in the next Prius!

Share your thoughts in the new new comments section.

Kacey Green
www.grlt.com, www.FLhybrid.com
"Tech with a twist of lime!", "Promoting the spread of clean transportation technologies.

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Kacey Green said:

 
I can't wait 'till I can hook my Zen Vision:M up to a Sync enabled vehicle even if just for a quick ride along.
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