http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/ Engadget Comments for VW Passat takes the red pill, jacks into Nokia's Terminal Mode (video) 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/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/Jul 14th 2010 6:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/
lol.... Nokia is very much in the game as far as mobile phones are concerned. Its only the high end touchscreen smart phones where its losing.]]>Jul 14th 2010 6:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/
Looks like they have all the german car manufacturers on board already.]]>Jul 14th 2010 6:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/
yes, like symbian^n and meego...]]>Jul 14th 2010 6:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/
sudo poweron
grep location]]>Jul 14th 2010 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/Nokia is still market leader (has the biggest market share) not only in the mobile phones but in the Smartphones segment as well.
I am happy to see really reasonable innovation they are trying to integrate (not trying to invent new places to plug your antenna to). Although the technology is long time available by Linux terminal mode. ]]>Jul 14th 2010 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/Jul 14th 2010 8:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/That would be awesome. Telnet into your car and tell it what to do.]]>Jul 14th 2010 9:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/Jul 15th 2010 9:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/Jul 14th 2010 6:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/Jul 14th 2010 6:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/
". Nerd-to-English translation: don't expect to watch Netflix for iPhone on the go"
How is this not distracting? You are contradicting yourself.]]>Jul 14th 2010 6:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/Car integration = steering wheel controls, voice and touchscreen gestures; what they demo'd was just S60 shoehorned into the dashboard, with a screen-real-estate-destroying column of buttons just to guarantee it's horrible.
It also uses a wired connection; I'd expect wireless charging and IO since it's a concept anyway, but apparently wireless charging is too futuristic for our Finnish friends. ]]>Jul 14th 2010 6:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/Jul 14th 2010 7:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/
Yeah, like they did with the mobile-phone!

Leave it to fanboys to trash an idea based on a proof of concept video a couple of years before a product is released. Considering the Bluetooth and voice control capabilities already present in Symbian phones they would really have to try not to include them.]]>Jul 14th 2010 7:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/Jul 14th 2010 7:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/
Based on what Engadget wrote in previous Terminal Mode articles, it includes car specific UI, safety mechanisms, use of driver friendly controls (incld. touch and steering wheel controls) etc. so I wont think its just a dumb phone in the dock concept - which are inherently unsafe.]]>Jul 14th 2010 5:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/Jul 14th 2010 7:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/
Exactly. And as we move to the post-PC era, the smartphone will become the center of our digital world. Imagine just plugging it in to your car or home and having right away all your personal settings applied (light intensity, temperature, music, etc).

This is truly amazing. Bravo Nokia!]]>Jul 14th 2010 10:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/Jul 14th 2010 7:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/
mini?]]>Jul 14th 2010 7:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/Nope, it's just a N97... The N97 mini's call and end buttons are more to the right. ]]>Jul 14th 2010 7:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/
Latest firmware?]]>Jul 14th 2010 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/Of course! :) ]]>Jul 14th 2010 6:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/Jul 14th 2010 7:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/
Terminal mode sounds like it is doomed to death or something.]]>Jul 14th 2010 7:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/
Volkswagen & Nokia combo = DEAD COMBINATION.

+ & - very much appreciated.]]>Jul 14th 2010 7:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/
A collaboration between biggest automotive group and the biggest handset group in the world is a dead combination? Please enlighten me.]]>Jul 14th 2010 7:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/
Shame VW couldn't find a better partner.]]>Jul 14th 2010 7:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/
This is just step 1, wait for terminal mode with MeeGo instead of Symbian and comment on what Nokia & Intel & VW collaboration can offer then.]]>Jul 14th 2010 7:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/Jul 14th 2010 9:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/Jul 14th 2010 9:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/
I think from the video (right side where they show those logos and stuff) what they are implying is that SYNC only works in Ford whereas this will work across multiple car brands.]]>Jul 14th 2010 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/Jul 14th 2010 10:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/Jul 14th 2010 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/Jul 14th 2010 10:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/Jul 14th 2010 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/
If that's the driving tech behind this, and it certainly seems like it is given the poor responsiveness of this, color me unimpressed.

In car systems should be fast and responsive to minimize driver interaction. There's really only a few things a driver should need access to anyway, namely maps, music, and phone calls. Anything more than that that smartphones do today (video, texting, photos, internet browsing) seems to be just asking for trouble. (But I suppose that's why it has an approved list of apps.)

I'd rather just have enhanced Bluetooth support, so it can wirelessly handle calls and stream music, while using the car's navigation system (which is much more accurate than a phone anyway). ]]>Jul 14th 2010 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/]]>Jul 14th 2010 6:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/vw-passat-takes-the-red-pill-jacks-into-nokias-terminal-mode/Jul 16th 2010 5:20AM