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Paul Lilly - Thu, Dec 03, 2015
The first thing we teach new drivers to keep their hands on the wheel and eyes on the road. Solid advice, albeit increasingly challenging with all these newfangled technologies at our disposable, including in-vehicle luxuries. To help...
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Brandon Hill - Tue, Jul 21, 2015
Remember when most pickup trucks had metal dashboards, rollup windows, and a radio (and possibly a cassette deck if you splurged)? Even things like power windows and A/C were often luxuries just 30 years ago. But the times change, as does...
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Brandon Hill - Sat, Jul 11, 2015
Tech giants like Apple and Google are making a big play to take over your cars dashboard. Their respective CarPlay and Android Auto platforms allow you to connect your smartphone via a USB cable (or wirelessly in future implementations of...
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Joshua Gulick - Fri, Dec 19, 2014
The days of connecting your phone to your car stereo are coming to an end. Googles next operating system release, Android M, will launch in the next year or two and will put Android in your car, according to a Reutersreport. Google already...
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Brandon Hill - Thu, Dec 11, 2014
Ford has been circling the drains in quality rankings by customers in recent years, mainly due to issues with its MyFord Touch in-car infotainment system. The touchscreen-based interface has drawn the ire of many drivers and...
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Ray Willington - Mon, Nov 07, 2011
In-car entertainment and information is finally getting with the program. Ford has just announced performance upgrades and new features for MyFord Touch beginning with 2013 models, but perhaps more importantly, no-charge upgrade...
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Ray Willington - Sat, Mar 26, 2011
Broadband Internet has definitely moved into the wireless world in the past few years, and the next logical step is into the automobile. Some cars already have Internet access, and some are getting it soon. Very soon. Cars like the Ford...
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Ray Willington - Wed, Mar 02, 2011
We have no idea how to say "awesome" in Russian, Japanese or French, but your SYNC system probably will in due time. It's a little like The Matrix, but with your car in place of Neo. Ford has just announced that their SYNC system will...
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Ray Willington - Fri, Dec 31, 2010
Parental checks are available almost anywhere; on the TV, online, on video game consoles, etc. But one place where there weren't really any safeguards in place was the radio. If you could turn the dial, you could listen in. In America...
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Ray Willington - Mon, Aug 30, 2010
Now this...this is progress! With some of the legacy automakers lagging behind in quite a few areas, Ford is hoping to turn the tables by using a commonplace technology in order to better equip their SYNC vehicles. The idea? To install...
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Ray Willington - Fri, Apr 16, 2010
Navigation still has a long ways to go in vehicles to match the value provided by standalone units. These days, an in-car nav from the factory can cost thousands, while a basic Garmin or TomTom unit will go for $100 to $300. But Ford is...
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