Entries tagged with auto - Channel 10

Microsoft Auto at CES 2008

Laura Foy — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:11:00 GMT

This was by far the best part of the Bill Gates keynote for me and probably the highlight of the show overall. Microsoft Auto showed of 2 new great technologies to make all of our driving experiences more pleasant with a focus on the Sync My Ride technology. I can't wait to get this in my car. Not only does it offer voice activated features with your wireless MP3 player and your bluetooth mobile phone- but you will be blown away at the excellent text messaging options. Well, at least I was. Take a look and you be the judge.

Microsoft Automotive Business Unit wins Frost & Sullivan Award

Brian Johnson — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:50:03 GMT

I keep telling friends that I talk to that the Microsoft Auto products on the market change the way you think about communication and the way you access your music and entertainment data in the car. Of course, I'm not the only one who's noticed. The Microsoft Automotive Business Unit has won a Frost & Sullivan award for the work they've done with European manufacturers:

Frost & Sullivan Award Underlines Microsoft’s Outstanding Innovations in Customer Service in the Automotive Sector

The 2007 Frost & Sullivan Customer Service Innovation Award in the European automotive software market is presented to Microsoft Automotive Business Unit in recognition of its exceptional customer service and value-added offerings, based on its Microsoft Auto platform.

“Through the Microsoft Auto platform, Microsoft provides the most advanced, innovative and simple to use in-vehicle infotainment and multimedia solutions,” said Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Niveditha Srinivasan. “Through this platform, partners can quickly react to consumer requirements and develop offerings to deliver improved customer relationships coupled with enhanced understanding and effective fulfillment of customer needs.”

NJection's Live Search Speedtrap Map

Larry Larsen — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:29:00 GMT

NJection has a Live Search map mashup that shows you where some of the most popular speedtraps around the world are. Although editorially we are against what one might call "Jeff Sandquist driving", categorically we hope that each of you update this map with the most current information available so that we all may be fully informed drivers.

In the future, NJection plans on creating a version for uploading to mobile GPS devices and GPS enabled phones. I'd just be happy to have a version that works on top of the traffic congestion map on Live Search for Windows Mobile.

Demo: Hooking the Zune up to a monitor in your car

Duncan Mackenzie — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 20:59:00 GMT

Ben Martens, a Microsoft employee and Zune enthusiast sent us over this video of him using his Zune with his Pioneer in-car stereo/navigation system and, being the extroverted type of folks that we are, we thought you might want to check it out.

Want to see something in particular about the Zune? Let us know in the comments and we'll see what we can do!

Maker Faire: Putting a StreetDeck PC into your car

Laura Foy — Mon, 22 May 2006 13:00:00 GMT

Cars, cars, cars. It's all about making your ride custom to your needs. At Maker Faire I met up with Damien Stolarz, author of Car PC Hacks, and he introduced me to the all-in-one mobile electronics package StreetDeck. StreetDeck delivers all the extras you want (GPS, Music, DVD, the works!) and need in your car, so you can go from zero to loaded with one installation. It's pretty sweet...

Links: Decked out car on Flickr, Maker Faire, MP3Car.com(everything you need to do it yourself!), StreetDeck, StreetDeck video on CNET

CalCars... Taking a Prius Hybrid to 100+ MPG!

Tina Wood — Wed, 10 May 2006 20:00:00 GMT

So Laura heads to Maker Faire and gets indepth information on those ridiculously high gas prices. Okay, well kind of. She talks to the founder of CalCars and learns how they can convert a Toyota Prius so that it can be charged using your household electricity ... power that is a whole lot cheaper than the gas a normal Prius uses to generate all of its electric power. Learn how they make this work, and how much easier it would be for Toyota to make their hybrids work this way in the first place. Enjoy! Oh and Laura's not so bad either.

Links: CalCars, Felix Kramer's Blog (Power, Plugs and People), Maker Faire, Toyota Prius

High Quality Car Audio!

Tina Wood — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 17:00:00 GMT

So we know that advances in technology affects things like modern medicine, the military and of course computers. But I've often wondered what kind of progress has been made with high quality stereo equipment. Is a nice sub woofer still the size of a jet-ski? Well, car enthusiasts, I hope you enjoy Bens Car Audio.

Links: Ben's Car Audio, MSN Autos

um, a droid?

Laura Foy — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:00:00 GMT

This guy actually did it. He implanted a microchip (RFID) into his own hand to....start his car. Unbelievable, you have to see it.

Rolling With Counts Kustoms

Scott Davis — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 17:00:00 GMT

The one thing you can't fault 10 for is having a wide range of interest. I originally got hooked on the custom chopper scene with Discovery Channel's "Biker Build-Off" series. The winner of the first build-off, Jesse James, got his own show and soon the Teutel's were lighting up the screen as well.

Convincing Jeff that there would be a technology angle (it's in there, I swear), I got the green light to interview one of the biggest hitters in the Custom bike world today: Counts Kustoms of Las Vegas. It was amazing to see how it's done up close. And, for the record, I've never interviewed a nicer, more genuine bunch of guys.

Links: Counts Kustoms, Discovery Channel's Biker-Build-Off, Monster Garage, Orange County Choppers, The guy who had to be convinced, West Coast Choppers