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on Saturday December 13 2014, @05:14PM
from the BlackBerry-Inc-mops-its-brow dept.
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El Reg reports
As foreshadowed in February, Ford has announced a new in-car entertainment and communications system that will run on BlackBerry's QNX real-time operating system, not Windows as is the case for the company's current efforts.
Ford Sync 3 will offer touch-screen and voice recognition controls. The latter will allow drivers to command both their vehicle and apps on their phone. Siri control is another feature.
The auto-maker's offered a touch-screen system for some time now, but it's widely regarded as one of its weak points. A complete refresh on a new operating system therefore looks like a good move.
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Good day for a change of scene. Repaper the bedroom wall.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by dyingtolive on Saturday December 13 2014, @09:12PM
Yeah, when I was looking for a new car earlier this year, I got a Ford Fusion, but I deliberately went with one WITHOUT the touchscreen for the reasons you cite. Granted, there are a million buttons and they're all are flat, but you at least can feel the positions well enough to press them without really looking.
Also, physical environmental controls. Maybe I'm an old bastard, but fuck the guy who decided they should be buried in the same touchscreen interface that controls your music/phone interface. Leave me my knobs, damnit.
Don't blame me, I voted for moose wang!