http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/ Engadget Comments for War on buttons extends to automotive front with Chrysler's iPhone-like dashboard 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/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/

especially not the caps lock...]]>Apr 15th 2009 8:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/Apr 15th 2009 8:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/
Awww... too bad the iPhone is NOT a smart phone...

it is a phone to make Dumb people FEEL smart...!

Eat it Apple!]]>Apr 15th 2009 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/
Any driver can keep his eye on the street and still switch the wipers on. This would not as intuitive and easy if he were to use a touch screen.]]>Apr 20th 2009 10:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/Apr 15th 2009 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/
Are you still driving stick then, or are you just against any major advancements that would affect you now? I'm sure every generation was upset when their perfect little world changed, but you shouldn't try to argue against progress.

What if everyone decided they liked candles better than light bulbs? Progress is a good thing, and society will always make accommodations for those who can't operate the standard equipment (I have a friend who is paralyzed from the waist down, his foot controls are just on the wheel).]]>Apr 15th 2009 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/
_Still_ driving stick? Is that supposed to be a bad thing?


Side note: why does everything that has a touch screen _have_ to be "iPhone" related?]]>Apr 15th 2009 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/
Filling a car up with more gadgets can only be a bad thing - 10 years of driving this cheap Chinese touch screen rubbish along some pothole-infested road should be enough to put a good bit of it beyond use. Sure a few multi-touch gimmicks and a Facebook icon will do great to sell a car but it will be a real pain in the ass when it breaks.

I'm probably the biggest gadget freak around just don't want the stuff built into a car. Its less reliable and only uses more power]]>Apr 15th 2009 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/I would rather have the buttons and not have to take my eyes off the road. Now, if you could introduce some kind of augmented reality system, THAT would be cool. Replacing buttons with touchscreens is no longer good enough to be "innovative."]]>Apr 16th 2009 2:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/
Not every new thing is a good thing. Like manual gear is superior to automatic in economics etc. Yes, I still drive stick and will drive in the future.

This 'advancement' with the mention of 'still driving stick' reminds me of another futuristic technology advancement where they replaced wheel and gaspedal with a stick. It was viewed as a better system but died on the prototype car. So to the guy asking 'if you still drive stick', are you still driving wheel? :)]]>Apr 16th 2009 12:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/Apr 15th 2009 8:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/Apr 15th 2009 10:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/Apr 15th 2009 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/Apr 15th 2009 8:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/Apr 15th 2009 8:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/
This is NOT innovation..

Chrystler cars are %50 more crappy than GM... meaning there should be a scrap yard not 100 miles from a factory, and all new cars out the door should head towards said scrap yard post haste!

Nuke the head office...

This is stupidity.]]>Apr 15th 2009 9:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/Apr 15th 2009 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/
I bet most car users change the channel on the radio, volume, indicator, light etc by feeling the buttons, not looking at there they are located each time!

Looks good, but in practice its an incredibly stupid and dangerous idea!!!]]>Apr 15th 2009 8:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/Apr 15th 2009 9:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/Apr 15th 2009 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/Apr 15th 2009 8:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/Apr 15th 2009 8:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/
Further.. seriously engadget did Apple invent the touchscreen? I don´t think so, plenty of companies are already integrating them in their gadgets for a long time.]]>Apr 15th 2009 8:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/Stuff like your car controls should be physical buttons that are easily distinguishable in function by feel. I should be able to operate any of the controls in my car without having to look away from the road. ]]>Apr 15th 2009 8:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/Apr 15th 2009 9:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/Apr 15th 2009 8:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/
I'd hardly call the remote an input. Hell, it's on the output device (headphones).

Also, I sincerely hope that this isn't a sign of things to come.]]>Apr 15th 2009 8:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/Apr 15th 2009 8:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/Apr 15th 2009 9:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/Apr 15th 2009 9:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/Apr 15th 2009 8:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/Apr 15th 2009 8:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/
When I'm driving, it's MY choice of music.
Or silence.
Like it, or lump it.
I'm driving, I'm in charge of the vehicle.]]>Apr 15th 2009 8:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/
...that still doesn't mean a remote isn't an input device.]]>Apr 15th 2009 8:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/Just NO!!

This is not innovation. It's just plain stupid.
The only 'innovation' required in car controls is a simple system that resets ALL the lights back to OFF when the car is stopped and turned off. That way, all the dipshits who don't know how to turn their friggin fog lights off for days after any fog won't look like such dipshits.
And the rest of us, who are intelligent enough to operate a simple (inexpensive!!) switch, will be able to see without being blinded by fog lights left on when its NOT FOGGY!!]]>Apr 15th 2009 8:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/
N41]]>Apr 15th 2009 9:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/Apr 15th 2009 9:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/
I think the engadget eds know throwing the words "apple" and other derivatives will result in a flamefest regardless of the topic. Boosts traffic I guess.]]>Apr 15th 2009 10:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/
Even products that havent been invented yet, have already been pre-invented by Apple

Even as I type this reply, I'm basically just doing Apple's bidding.

Isnt that right engadget ?

Engadget for teh Fail

F-

]]>Apr 15th 2009 12:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/Apr 15th 2009 9:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/Apr 15th 2009 9:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/Apr 15th 2009 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/Apr 15th 2009 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/Apr 15th 2009 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/
Well I guess that leaves the iPhone right out.]]>Apr 15th 2009 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/Apr 15th 2009 10:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/
And there is no formal definition of a "smartphone", why would you leave iPhone out of the equation.

Ignorant fool.]]>Apr 15th 2009 11:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/
Just my $.02]]>Apr 15th 2009 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/Apr 15th 2009 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/war-on-buttons-extends-to-automotive-front-with-chryslers-iphon/Apr 15th 2009 9:32AM