Windows Mobile for Automotive Unveiled

[Giovanni Dimitropoulos]

Τα αυτοκίνητα μας πλέον θα αρχίσουν και "επίσημα" να δέχονται τα windows στο εσωτερικό τους......
Μιλάμε για πακέτα, όπου μέσω μιας κεντρικής μονάδας θα μπορούμε να έχουμε σε επαφή το κινητό μας (μέσω ΒΤ), τα μουσικά μας αρχεία, το GPS μας κ.ο.κ

Την αρχή έκανε το Group FIAT στην έκθεση Γενεύης με την ονομασία: Blue&Me.....

At the 2006 Geneva International Motor Show, Microsoft Corp.'s Automotive Business Unit introduced Windows Mobile for Automotive. Concurrently, Microsoft and Fiat Auto Group unveiled Blue&Me, the first in-car infotainment system based on Windows Mobile for Automotive. Blue&Me allows motorists to use voice commands and a push-to-talk button to operate their mobile phones, digital music players and other devices in a safer, more convenient manner in the car. The system supports hands-free communication for more than 140 types of mobile phones via a Bluetooth connection, and through a USB port it can connect with a wide variety of personal music players and other devices. The system supports nine languages and is available to drivers and passengers throughout Europe in the company's Fiat Grande Punto, Alfa Romeo 159, Alfa Romeo Spider and Alfa Romeo Brera models.

Microsoft Windows Mobile for Automotive provides the industry with an open, standardized platform for in-car infotainment system development. Automakers developing in-car infotainment systems using the platform can tailor functionality for specific models or desired price points. For example, a navigation system in an economy car might only provide voice prompts and a heads-up display, while a luxury model may offer a full-color LCD display featuring maps and real-time traffic information.