http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/ Engadget Comments for Audi shows off concept cellphone / vehicle control device http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/Oct 18th 2007 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/
First of all, every car with this type of system should come with bluetooth capability so users can pair the phone to the car. Then, there should be some type of dialpad integrated into the dashboard or console to allow for quick dialing. The voice should be routed through the car's speakers.

Newer Chrysler's, Dodge and jeeps come with a device called UCONNECT which does this.

I like the way the S550 does it with a small dialpad at the end of the armrest.

This device by AUDI is ridiculous. Audi should just copy the benz's system like they did when they copied BMW's IDrive.

Likely this device will cost so much it won't be worth the price unless it comes bundled with your new A8L or S8]]>Oct 18th 2007 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/Oct 18th 2007 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/Oct 18th 2007 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/
Seriously, this is too much integration for me... next thing you know your car will fold into a DAP that moonlights as a phone, that is also a camera, that also browses the web, that is also a portable DLP projector, and is also a game console that can play every game ever made, oh, and it holds 32tb of data too...

yeah, i want that, total friggin integration...

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO HAVING A STANDARD OF QUALITY!

i guarentee this is a horrid MP3 player, a bad phone, and probably no better than any other car alarm system you can get.... i want convience, not a million crappy excuses for a device crammed into one ugly package...

anywho, gotta say it: is it VW compatable?]]>Oct 18th 2007 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/
Seriously though, that looks right straight out of the 80s...aren't concepts supposed to look friggin out-of-this-world cool?]]>Oct 18th 2007 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/Oct 18th 2007 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/Oct 18th 2007 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/Oct 18th 2007 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/Oct 18th 2007 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/Aug 26th 2008 12:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/Oct 18th 2007 2:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/ This isn't some 'link your RAZR to the car via BT' system buddy. Read again. iDrive isn't any system that uses a knob to navigate. It's the software and UI that make it great. Great inventions shouldn't be limited to the creator. Look who pioneered AWD available in every model sold. Watch them follow. The Benz system isn't that great, or it appeals to an older crowd.

It does look like crap, but knowing VWag it's a working prototype not some 'neato' chunk of plastic. Remember, form follows function. Integration is great when it's done right. I don't know about you but the less i have to put in my pocket the better.

@ paragraph > How many alarm systems you know of allow you to watch video of the person stealing your car...more importantly, take one incriminating picture.

If anyone could do it right, I would look to this group. I mean look at the Veyron.

Lead, Never Follow. Audi.

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http://www.connect2car.com/web/index.php]]>Oct 18th 2007 5:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/
Also, very well written Jacob, VERY WELL written.

Also, screw quick-dial touch pads are shit, Audis are done with that, all you do is talk to the car if you want to make a phone call.]]>Oct 18th 2007 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/
OK, I'm sure it has to be there.

Seriously though, that's a pretty cool concept. Although, I was hoping for remote control à la James Bond! (OK, we're not there yet).]]>Oct 18th 2007 6:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/Oct 18th 2007 7:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/Oct 21st 2007 5:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/audi-shows-off-concept-cellphone-vehicle-control-device/Oct 21st 2007 2:19PM