Ford Sync is getting in-car Wi-Fi
If you haven't heard of Ford Sync, it is Ford's in-car communication and entertainment system (developed by Ford and MSFT). What does that mean? It means it gives you the ability to use your media players and cellular phones into the vehicle and use them with voice-activated commands. For example you can say "Call Mike's cell" or "Play Radiohead" and it will perform those actions using the car's speakers and microphones. It also offers features with GPS ("Find nearest pizzeria"), 911 services, vehicle reports, and more.
Next up sounds like Wi-Fi, per this article on Gizmodo:
So now if I have an air-card (wireless internet anywhere) I can use that to stream things on the internet.
While that sounds very good, air-cards aren't cheap... However what most people already have is a wireless connection at home. It would be great if I could connect to my home network while I'm home and download all of the great media (such as podcasts) I have waiting for me. Sure I could just sync my iPhone or Zune, but wouldn't it be better if my car could just see I am home and just get whatever it has waiting for it while I am there? (If this exists already, my bad, I drive a Japanese car -- although stuff like this could sway me when I am considering my next car.)
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