Extending Windows: Ford Sync demo from CES


Posted by Nick White on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 9:52 PM 9 Comments

While at CES last week, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Velle Kolde, Senior Product Manager for Microsoft Auto, to view a demo of Ford Sync.  I left our chat very impressed.  Ford Sync, like many of the products being developed by Microsoft Automotive, are perfect examples of how we're extending the Windows platform (Windows CE 5.0, in this case) beyond the desktop to arenas outside the domain of typical computing.  Check out this video demo to learn more.

 


Video: Ford Sync Demo at CES 2008
JAN 16
 

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JAN 16
 

Posted by dovella

Hi DOcotor Nick,

In italy Microsoft have meet Blu and Me in Fiat 500

http://www.autovideoblog.it/tag/blue-and-me.html

New Italian city car

http://www.fiat500.com/

OT.  Refresh sp1 no update here?
JAN 16
 

Posted by MichaelHWG

You mean to tell me Manuella didn't give you the demo.

Manuella ROCKS
JAN 17
 

Posted by paul

Nick,

    If you had found me at CES I would have introduced you to my friend Ajay,

http://www.speakwithme.com/  
JAN 19
 

Posted by jackpierce

Nick...

Sorry for the slightly off-content comment here, but I think you can help me.  I'm creating an online learning activity (on Media Center) for a well-known electronics store where I could use the extra punch of a podcast interview with a Windows Media Center expert.  Are you that guy...or can you help me out here?  Please contact me for discussion: jack@wslash.net

Thanks!
JAN 27
 

Posted by war59312

Awesome, cant wait to get mine!!
FEB 16
 

Posted by joel2006ira

some super high speed hacker pls tell me Y vista dosent suck or pls get me gates' personal num so i can ask him (no joke)
FEB 16
 

Posted by joel2006ira

ultra fast pleaeeese
MAR 27
 

Posted by podcaster

luv the sync in my Ford Focus.  However, the OS will not index the podcast folder.  I'm fairly convinced the problem is with the OS and the way it reads podcasts metadata and RSS files.  It should see the podcast files as .mp3 as it does all the other files on the Ipod.  The workaronud to avoid displaying the OS "bad data" error is to start playing the podcast on the Ipod, before you plug it into the cars USB interface. Then you can listen to that file, but you cannot advance to the next podcast in the folder or view the folder.  

Nick, Any ideas, or is this a known/unknown bug, which should be cured in an upcoming S/W release?
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