http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/ Engadget Comments for Ford's Sync AppLink bringing in-car voice control to Android, BlackBerry apps 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/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/Apr 20th 2010 12:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/
nope, its the fake iphone 4g that the loser Gray Powell was suppose to leave on the bar floor.. not the real prototype!

AHHAHAA!]]>Apr 20th 2010 12:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/
Apple has a trademark registered regarding the iphone's design. So instead of a trademark infringement lwsuit, all they got was a clueless apple fanboy's stupid commentary on a blog]]>Apr 20th 2010 12:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/Is that smell something burning? I think its Alexpeegs.
Anyway, no matter how good this navigation system is (and it is really good), it's no incentive for me to buy a Ford. Make a better rest of a car and I'll think about it, but right now, I'm sticking with my IS-F with decent iPod support.]]>Apr 20th 2010 12:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/
This is a blow to the face for Apple.]]>Apr 20th 2010 12:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/Apr 20th 2010 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/Apr 20th 2010 6:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/
Ford has had such a turn around In build and quality that the y are on par with any of the foreign makers. Any

and if course who knows if your overpriced IS-F may decide to go accelerating on it's own ]]>Apr 20th 2010 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/No, what i wanna know is how do you know the navigation is no good if you're running in an IS-F? Jesus christ, has Toyota resorted to sending out viral agents to rant on blog comments too?

For someone who acts like they know something about cars, you obviously haven't been paying attention to the last year or so, where Ford/Mercury/Lincoln has made a HUGE turnaround, complete with a car of the year. Where Buick has been named as the new Lexus and Acura-killer.

Meanwhile, Toyota smacked with a 16 million dollar fine for stuck accelerators?

But again, why an IS-F driver cares about Ford makes zero sense anyway. Stop while you're ahead.]]>Apr 20th 2010 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/Apr 20th 2010 12:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/Apr 20th 2010 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/

]]>Apr 20th 2010 12:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/
It's the Fiesta and its the most popular car in Europe right now and has outsold VW hatchbacks.]]>Apr 20th 2010 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/ Just kidding, it's nice to see android getin the love]]>Apr 20th 2010 12:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/Apr 20th 2010 12:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/Apr 20th 2010 12:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/Autoblog reports that: "For those of you currently rolling in a SYNC-equipped Ford or Lincoln, AppLink will be available as a download sometime next year, and for all you Apple fanboys, fear not, iPhone integration is on the way."

Full story over here: http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/20/2011-ford-fiesta-to-include-applink/#comments]]>Apr 20th 2010 1:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/Apr 20th 2010 8:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/Are those the same BMW's driven by utter wankers?

Figures.]]>Apr 20th 2010 12:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/Apr 20th 2010 12:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/
another reason ford sucks? have you seen their latest cars or do you live in the 90s?

stupid blind apple fanboy]]>Apr 20th 2010 12:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/
hes not right. new mustang v6 has 31 mpg and 306 hp, nice interior, etc.

new fiesta, nice design

new focus, with all-electric drivetrain option.

new taurus with SHO, 360 hp twin turbo with good MPG]]>Apr 20th 2010 12:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/Clearly you no nothing about the automobile industry.
Try spending as much time as you spend on Engadget over at its sister site, Autoblog. Ford is doing to the best of the three American automakers and is building vehicles that surpass Honda in reliability.

Ford Sync (soon to be renamed MyFord) is better than any car UI from any manufacturer, including luxury manufacturers.

Consumer Reports estimates reliability for the Ford Fusion to be 55% higher than the industry average.

Get a clue, will you?]]>Apr 20th 2010 12:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/
That's fine then, drive your Toyota off a cliff when the (1) floor mat entraps the pedal, (2) said pedal gets stuck because of a mechanical defect, (3) electronic throttle control glitches out and defaults to a full-throttle position, and (4) the regenerative Prius brakes experience a software control error resulting in "a brief moment" of loss of braking ability. If you're in the Lexus GX monstrosity that Toyota just issued an EMERGENCY stop-sale on, perhaps it will flip over while it's at it because of a stability control configuration issue.

Meanwhile, I'll be driving my Ford Mustang with 306 HP engine and over 30 MPG with excellent reliability ratings while listening to Pandora as it streams over Bluetooth from my pocket, using voice commands and steering wheel-mounted controls to upvote/downvote songs.]]>Apr 20th 2010 12:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/
Why, when we are discussing Ford here, do you keep bringing up GM?

In case you hadn't noticed, Ford did NOT take any taxpayer money as part of the bailout that went into Chrysler and GM.]]>Apr 20th 2010 12:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/OK, I'm done. :)]]>Apr 20th 2010 1:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/Apr 20th 2010 1:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/"
come on, if you asked people here would they buy any FORD vehicles"

good way of countering yourself. Most people here are clueless in the auto industry.

you mean if you asked any uneducated person who relys on propaganda. go ask at autoblog or anyone who actually knows about cars if they would buy a ford. Noone cares what engadget readers who like the ifart apps want to buy as a car]]>Apr 20th 2010 1:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/lol]]>Apr 20th 2010 1:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/
Toyota: Moving Forward™, even when you really want to stop.]]>Apr 20th 2010 1:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/
Fit, finish and reliability are, IMHO, things that Ford has recently excelled at, but that's just like, my opinion, man.

At any rate, you betray your bias in your post too easily. Perhaps for *you* fit, finish and reliability are the "three things."

To others, there are more factors that come into consideration.
Driving dynamics, handling, cornering, performance, appearance, etc.

I wouldn't be surprised if Toyota Camry drivers were at a significantly increased risk of fatal accidents simply from falling asleep behind the wheel. Talk about a genericized appliance of a vehicle!]]>Apr 20th 2010 1:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/iPhone integration will be added via an update next year.]]>Apr 20th 2010 1:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/
I think you said it yourself, "Plain and simple: FORD image sucks."

Its an image and it no longer corresponds to actual performance of their current line of cars(according to most reviews).

I think most people would agree with you that Fords last few generations of cars have sucked horribly but that the newer generation of ford vehicles have distanced themselves from the past.]]>Apr 20th 2010 1:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/Apr 20th 2010 1:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/
Yep I'm a Apple Fanboy cause I own a iPhone and want to use it. Yep that makes me a fanboy. ]]>Apr 20th 2010 2:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/Apr 20th 2010 12:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/
zune is a music player. is has nothing to do with a phone called the Iphone.]]>Apr 20th 2010 12:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/Palm? ]]>Apr 20th 2010 12:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/
I understand the main focus (get it?!) of Ford Sync is to keep your hands off the wheel by use of voice control, but that doesn't mean their can't be some visual eye candy for passengers to use/enjoy/envy.]]>Apr 20th 2010 12:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/
pandora is gay. upcoming songs? that is such lame information that noone needs to know, especially while driving.]]>Apr 20th 2010 1:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/I don't like Pandora either, but that was just an example.
I think there are potentially good use-cases for allowing apps on the phone to present information via the vehicle's display.

Example: lowest gas prices at nearby stations, nearby WiFi networks (would be killer for wardriving), etc.

For example, it could integrate with the car stereo so that if you like a song playing on a terrestrial radio station, you could click "Buy" and have you Android phone download the track from Amazon MP3.

As the iPhone and Android have shown, all you have to do is give people the tools to make apps and they will make the platform compelling themselves. I think it would behoove Ford to provide some level of access to the GPS display, and let the developers determine all the cool potential uses.]]>Apr 20th 2010 1:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/I used to think otherwise too, as I'm an ex-Honda owner/fan, but after I had the chance to use my friend's Fusion Hybrid for just short of a month (long story), my opinion completely changed. I bought one after that, and you know what? - It's a great car, period. If you think otherwise, I'm skeptical that you are telling the truth about driving one, and that you even actually compared it thoroughly & honestly to other cars in its class. I find most of the peanut-gallery clowns who say "Ford sucks" and other such stupid statements, haven't even driven a Ford in ages...and when they last did, it was probably a rusty old 1986 ultra-budget econobox Escort or something similar of the sort.]]>Apr 20th 2010 1:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/ffs ppl. GM =\= Ford!!!! ]]>Apr 20th 2010 2:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/Apr 20th 2010 1:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/Apr 20th 2010 1:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/
yes its a music player with internet and games as features. iphone had nothing to do with anything. did the ipod touch have something to do with it? possibly]]>Apr 20th 2010 1:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/
Or was that a joke in the podcast

lol!]]>Apr 20th 2010 1:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/
I too was like Vanilla Sperm (family drove a 1987 Ford Aerostar and a '93 Ford Escort, both of which I hated).

Since I am actually open to what is going on in the world and have noticed that Ford now has the highest rated initial vehicle quality in the entire automotive industry (look it up) and is making cars for gadget geeks like me I'm looking to be a 2011 Ford Edge (turbocharged...hmm nice) owner

This kind of thing is exactly why I'm keeping an eye on Ford.]]>Apr 20th 2010 1:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/windows 7 kills mac
]]>Apr 20th 2010 1:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/fords-sync-applink-bringing-in-car-voice-control-to-android-bl/It's not just one survey/study either. But hey, I don't ask people take my word for any of this - spend time with their cars in the last two years and judge for yourself. And don't even include GM in this, please. They aren't even close to being in the same league as the cars Ford are producing right now (though I hope they too do better eventually).
By the way, it's not just Americans who love the newer Fords - as of March, they are now the NUMBER ONE selling brand in the 27-Country European Union, outselling even the largest Euro automaker, Volkswagen. ]]>Apr 20th 2010 1:35AM