http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/ Engadget Comments for Audi unveils enviable MMI for upcoming A8 sedan http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/Jul 21st 2008 11:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/Jul 21st 2008 11:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/Jul 22nd 2008 1:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/Jul 22nd 2008 1:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/Jul 22nd 2008 3:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/Jul 22nd 2008 12:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/Jul 22nd 2008 1:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/Jul 22nd 2008 8:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/*sigh*]]>Jul 22nd 2008 12:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/Jul 22nd 2008 1:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/Jul 22nd 2008 8:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/
Now to sit back and laugh heartily once again.]]>Jul 22nd 2008 12:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/
didnt think so. fridges dont need gps]]>Jul 22nd 2008 1:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/but what if its running?]]>Jul 22nd 2008 1:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/Jul 22nd 2008 2:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/
If your fridge is running, you'd better go catch it.]]>Jul 22nd 2008 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/Jul 22nd 2008 12:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/Jul 22nd 2008 1:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/Jul 22nd 2008 1:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/Jul 22nd 2008 2:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/Jul 22nd 2008 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/"Audi GPS crap! You're next! You got nothing on iPhone...Nothing!"]]>Jul 22nd 2008 2:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/Jul 22nd 2008 2:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/Jul 22nd 2008 6:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/Jul 22nd 2008 2:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/Jul 22nd 2008 6:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/
German cars for the win, power, efficiency, safety, and luxury, the perfect combination of which no other nationality can match.


As a sidenote, I am simply saying why I love my Audi and think it is the best, I don't have anything against Mercedes or BMW, I mean without them, I wouldn't even have any other car worth beating ;)]]>Jul 22nd 2008 8:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/
and just saying, i dont dislike Audi. I mean, i respect Audi's cars, because unlike BMW or Mercedes, they actually have 4 wheel drive instead of rear wheel drive or what not, which does give the driver a sense of connectivity to the road but it still doesnt mean that it makes Audi the best driver's car.

"German cars for the win, power, efficiency, safety, and luxury, the perfect combination of which no other nationality can match."

If your talking about power, Mercedes wins in that, efficiency is no doubtdly taken by Audi, safety? thats split between Mercedes and BMW, and luxury? thats definielty another win for Mercedes

soo basically, dont go ranting about why Audi's are so much better, because they are, in fact, just not the best. Maybe you should brush up on your car facts before you start posting about "why my Audi is better than BMW and Mercedes"]]>Jul 22nd 2008 8:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/
My ultimate dream is a built in weather radio that has the overlay of the various weather radio areas built as an overlay on top of the map. When you are within said area and the system detects that a weather event is also in the same area the color on the screen the RGB very much into the RED and displays the alert onscreen. Realistically not hard to implement at all other then the weather radio, interface into the computer, and coding. The data on a weather radio is also included in clear text. Deciphering that via an on board computer is child's play.
Actually my ultimate dream is weather radar as an overlay, but lets be practical.]]>Jul 22nd 2008 2:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/Jul 22nd 2008 4:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/Spoken like someone who doesn't know that much of California actually has, believe it or not, seasons. San Diego - agreed. But San Francisco? Also, don't forget, half of the Lake Tahoe area is also in California. 1960 Winter Olympics? Donner Pass?

On the other hand, bringing it back to Audi, with Quattro, you usually don't care about the weather. But I see Jon Doe's point - not a bad idea.]]>Jul 22nd 2008 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/
Yah because California = the entire US. And why the hell do they put airbags in my car. I've never been in an accident. What a complete waste.....Dumbass. Do you know how frequent flash flooding is in the Midwest? Tornadoes? Hurricanes? Severe thunderstorms with damaging hail?

Please do us ALL a favor and grow a clue.]]>Jul 22nd 2008 6:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/Jul 22nd 2008 5:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/Jul 22nd 2008 6:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/
MMI isn't an acroynm and nor are most of the other ones mentioned. Look up "acroynm" in a dictionary and you'll see why,

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-2]]>Jul 22nd 2008 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/–noun
1. a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase or series of words, as Wac from Women's Army Corps, OPEC from Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or loran from long-range navigation.

OR MMI from Multi Media Interface. i may be a grammar/spelling nazi, but i sure do hate you acronym nazis.]]>Jul 22nd 2008 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/Jul 22nd 2008 8:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/Jul 22nd 2008 5:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/
I want the 1.8 TFSI Quattro with a nice little stick shift. Then I can pass on my B6 A4 to my girlfriend and keep that beast around.

Actually I kindof want the new A5, though since I probably wouldn't get to tune it I would get the S5. Thats a couple years down the road though, I won't lease a car. $55,000 is a little high right now since I have to worry about paying the college bill for my girlfriend, pay off her car, and she has been asking for some rock, its real expensive and I dunno why she wants it ;)]]>Jul 22nd 2008 8:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/Jul 22nd 2008 5:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/audi-unveils-enviable-mmi-for-upcoming-a8-sedan/
It says that an acronym is "a word formed from". MMI isn't pronounced as a word (you say each letter individually M-M-I), and therefore isn't an acronym. The other two examples in the definition WAC and OPEC are since they're generally pronounced as words, much like Laser and Radar which are classic examples of acronyms. Generally an abbreviation requires one or more vowels to be pronouncable as an acronym.
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Well get it right then!
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