NVIDIA Unveils Future Cars’ Computing Platforms at 2015 CES
5 Jan 2015, 09:55 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Apple and Google may want to integrate phones with the car infotainment system but there are other computing companies that want a slice of the niche. Graphics processing units maker NVIDIA just unv...
Hyundai Blue Link Debuting Voice Recognition Smartwatch App at 2015 CES
3 Jan 2015, 18:39 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Although they're on the market for a while now, 2015 could be the year when smartwatches will go mainstream. Multiple smartphone manufacturers are continuing to put them out while automakers tr...
Ford Wants to Keep the Entire Family Entertained, Introduces Radio Disney App
31 Dec 2014, 09:10 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Since kids are automakers’ new target group, Ford has just decided to make a first important step in getting to the younger part of the family, introducing the Radio Disney smartphone app. Cre...
Google’s Android Auto to Get Rid of the Smartphone Soon
22 Dec 2014, 09:51 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Smartphones are starting to blend in the automotive world as Google and Apple are working to integrate them into the car’s infotainment system. But it seems that will be just one of the option...
Ford SYNC 3 Infotainment System Coming Next Year · Video
11 Dec 2014, 17:25 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As of 2014, the SYNC infotainment system comes as standard on all Ford and Lincoln vehicles sold in North America. While SYNC Gen I was flawed and laden with too many buttons, SYNC Gen II’s na...
Android Auto Versus Apple CarPlay In Tech Demo, Google Did it Better
21 Nov 2014, 10:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The infotainment revolution is happening, with Google and Apple having found a neat solution to the old, expensive, low-res infotainment systems we have now on most cars. Things are quite simple, di...
First Android Auto Quick Tour by Consumer Reports
19 Nov 2014, 10:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The auto industry is orienting towards simplifying infotainment systems and how to do this better than with the help of major operating systems manufacturers like Microsoft, Apple and Google. The ta...
7 Technologies All Future Cars Should Have
29 Aug 2014, 18:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / 1. Drones In case you've been hiding under a rock for the past couple of years, we'll tell you that small remote-controlled drones and GoPro HD cameras are very popular at the moment. Orig...
Toyota Shows New Nexus Tablet Plug-In Infotainment System in Taiwan
20 Aug 2014, 15:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The auto industry finally realized that fitting cars with a standardized upgradable infotainment systems is better for everyone. That’s how many automakers made the deal with Apple and Google ...
Ford Hosting App Developer Conference at Connected Car Expo
1 Aug 2014, 01:35 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Ford was at the forefront of connecting drivers and cars when it developed Sync years ago, and now the automaker is looking to take another step in vehicle connectivity by becoming the first automak...
Volkswagen Announces Acquisition of Blackberry Center in Bochum
2 Jul 2014, 13:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / German industrial giant Volkswagen has just announced it's newly founded Infotainment GmbH division has bought a development facility belonging troubled smartphone maker Blackberry. The R&a...
Google Reveals Android Auto Interface
26 Jun 2014, 12:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Following Apple’s footprints, Google just unveiled its production version Android Auto interface, making its first step towards a future of unified infotainment systems. However, unlike its ri...
Sharp Unveils Free-Form IGZO Display. Say Goodbye to Rectangular Dash Screens
18 Jun 2014, 13:15 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Sharp, one of the largest electronic displays manufacturers, is on its way to revolutionize the way a screen looks and fits within a certain place with its new free-form IGZO display. Prepare for th...
Google Revealing Apple CarPlay Rivaling Infotainment Interface this Month
17 Jun 2014, 12:50 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Soon enough, automakers won’t need to concentrate that much on their infotainment systems. Apple’s CarPlay is slowly making it’s way onto some select cars’ touchscreens enabl...
Intel Entering Self-Driving Cars Business With New Tech
2 Jun 2014, 18:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / With all this technology getting into our cars nowadays, there’s no wonder that many electronic and software giants started do develop an affinity for the auto industry. Google just unveiled i...
Toyota Touch 2 Infotainment How-To Videos Released
15 Apr 2014, 17:12 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Young people that got used with their smartphones, computers, tablets and other tech gear will probably have no issue using Toyota’s new Touch 2 infotainment system. But there might be elders ...
Microsoft Challenges Apple CarPlay with "Windows in the Car"
7 Apr 2014, 13:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Quite a few car infotainment systems have been powered by Microsoft in recent years, including units made for BMW, Ford, Fiat, Kia and Nissan. But the software giant is stepping it up a notch with t...
Lexus’s New Remote Touch Interface Promising To Be Laptop-Like
4 Apr 2014, 14:42 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Humanity has declared war towards physical buttons, switches and knobs as most electronic devices we use now come with surfaces you can touch in order to use certain features. Such technology lie...
Toyota With Apple CarPlay - Yes Please, But When?
13 Mar 2014, 20:24 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / We are pleased to see Toyota recovering and creating cooler cars for the masses, but if there is some thing to complain about is their infotainment system. Yes, the Toyota Touch offers a lot of f...
How To Install eStore on Toyota Touch 2 With Go
11 Feb 2014, 17:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The eStore application from the Toyota Customer Portal can be also installed on the Toyota Touch 2 With Go infotainment system right in your vehicle. In order to do so, you’ll first need to...