I work for a company that develops infotainment systems for auto manufacturers. I totally agree that I would love to have the full capability of my smart phone OS of choice at my finger tips. I would love to not have to re-learn a new UI for every car!
That said, one of the primary concerns of auto-makers when it comes to UI is safety and driver distraction. This is a big deal because as of today there are relatively light government restrictions on what can be done in a vehicle, and the auto makers want to keep it that way. To do this they try to be self policing. Simply mirroring a smart phone screen onto a larger in-vehicle display relinquishes too much control and allows end users to do things that can (reasonably or otherwise) be deemed unsafe while driving. I know there are apps that aim to prevent this, and there are other solutions being considered as well, but it is important to understand that this is the driving force behind independent UI designs, not just an overblown auto-manufacturer ego or cost cutting solution.
Obviously not familiar with details of design capabilities.
1. the SD functionality would work just fine, the WiFi would obviously have to connect to a computer.. that's kind of the point.
2. Says whom? Have you read the tech specs on this card? Selective upload is most certainly an option. It could be handled from the PC side very easily.
3. That's hardly the point or intended use as I can determine it.
4. Why not? This sounds exactly like what they are designing.
5. I would not want to browse the web an a 2 inch LCD. That's not the point. The point is long range, high speed data transfer and connectivity.
As a few have mentioned, new and upcoming technologies like the Microsoft Surface and others are using WiFi and Bluetooth to communicate securely with devices. Ideas like this one would allow older cameras that may not have built in WiFi capability to utilize these new technologies!
I think this is a great idea!
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I work for a company that develops infotainment systems for auto manufacturers. I totally agree that I would love to have the full capability of my smart phone OS of choice at my finger tips. I would love to not have to re-learn a new UI for every car! That said, one of the primary concerns of auto-makers when it comes to UI is safety and driver distraction. This is a big deal because as of today there are relatively light government restrictions on what can be done in a vehicle, and the auto makers want to keep it that way. To do this they try to be self policing. Simply mirroring a smart phone screen onto a larger in-vehicle display relinquishes too much control and allows end users to do things that can (reasonably or otherwise) be deemed unsafe while driving. I know there are apps that aim to prevent this, and there are other solutions being considered as well, but it is important to understand that this is the driving force behind independent UI designs, not just an overblown auto-manufacturer ego or cost cutting solution.
Flash is not dependent upon the carrier or manufacturer.. just Adobe. So as soon as it is ready, users can download it from the Android Market.
Which is the definition of prejudice.
Obviously not familiar with details of design capabilities. 1. the SD functionality would work just fine, the WiFi would obviously have to connect to a computer.. that's kind of the point. 2. Says whom? Have you read the tech specs on this card? Selective upload is most certainly an option. It could be handled from the PC side very easily. 3. That's hardly the point or intended use as I can determine it. 4. Why not? This sounds exactly like what they are designing. 5. I would not want to browse the web an a 2 inch LCD. That's not the point. The point is long range, high speed data transfer and connectivity. As a few have mentioned, new and upcoming technologies like the Microsoft Surface and others are using WiFi and Bluetooth to communicate securely with devices. Ideas like this one would allow older cameras that may not have built in WiFi capability to utilize these new technologies! I think this is a great idea!