http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/ Engadget Comments for Video: Intel-backed Volkswagen infotainment system gets demonstrated 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/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/May 20th 2009 6:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/]]>May 20th 2009 7:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/May 20th 2009 7:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/May 20th 2009 7:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/May 20th 2009 8:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/
My buddy had a hacked Magellan Nav unit so he could use a stylus to scroll thru and select video files from Windows Explorer -- yeah, exactly what I want in my car!]]>May 20th 2009 6:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/
Plus they can still move the most used controls to the steering wheel. Looks like a nice feature.]]>May 20th 2009 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/
If you'll look at the screenshot, that's Sprint Mobile Broadband. Good luck getting AT&T or Verizon mobile broadband USB dongles to work in a Linux environment. And I'm talking about Plug-and-Play ease-of-use, not hunting through goddamned Linux forums and HOPING for a driver/solution. I'd go the extra mile to get it to work, but you certainly can't get average people to. All they care about is that it doesn't work. I'm not picking on Linux, the same holds true for any non-off-the-shelf/popular OS.]]>May 20th 2009 7:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/May 20th 2009 9:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/May 20th 2009 6:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/May 20th 2009 6:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/May 21st 2009 8:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/
It's "its", not "it's"

That one pisses me off than your/you're or there/their/they're, for some reason :~|]]>May 20th 2009 7:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/
"That one pisses me off _more_ than your/you're or there/their/they're, for some reason :~|"

I'm just sayin, if you're going to correct someone else's work you're best to check your own. :)]]>May 20th 2009 7:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/
Too many post-work beers for me! Just sayin']]>May 20th 2009 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/May 20th 2009 8:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/
I think Google should work on bringing Android into this space. Well, by that, I mean, they should work on bringing Android to everything from cars to picture frames, and refrigerators.

Sure, you can say MS or Apple should do it, too, but given that Google is open source, I think it's realistic that we see Android doing it first.

Android might (kinda) suck right now, but that's just because it's so immature. The next 2 years are gonna be reeeeeallly interesting.....]]>May 20th 2009 7:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/May 20th 2009 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/May 20th 2009 7:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/May 20th 2009 7:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/May 20th 2009 7:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/May 20th 2009 7:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/May 20th 2009 9:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/May 20th 2009 7:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/
btw, I agree with you that VW is overpriced, for the shoddy quality. But don't spit bullshit.]]>May 20th 2009 8:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/May 20th 2009 9:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/
http://digg.com/tech_news/VW_s_New_gypsy_dashboard_interface.]]>May 20th 2009 7:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/May 20th 2009 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/May 20th 2009 8:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/May 20th 2009 9:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/May 21st 2009 12:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/May 20th 2009 9:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/May 20th 2009 9:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/May 20th 2009 10:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/May 20th 2009 10:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/May 20th 2009 10:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/
Even so, I don't see the big deal with this:
Okay, so it can play music and videos, and comes with GPS and a built-in broadband connection. So? You could hook up a netbook to a GPS and do the same thing!
Bonus: It wouldn't even be stuck to the car all the time.

Also, it'd be cool if Apple decides to make an infotainment system like this, coz they'd probably wanna hook it up to iTunes and all their existing services.]]>May 21st 2009 3:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/May 21st 2009 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/May 21st 2009 10:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/video-intel-backed-volkswagen-infotainment-system-gets-demonstr/Check this out http://DashMind.com .
Also was featured on VIA;s site (along with few other projects) ): http://www.via.com.tw/en/initiatives/spearhead/mini-itx/car-pc.jsp

Love to show off. :)]]>May 21st 2009 4:57PM