> This is getting dangerously close to DSLR/aperture simulator > territory......
With at least on major difference. Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "mike wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Ford and Microsoft go wireless > >> >> From: John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: 2007/01/08 Mon PM 09:21:27 GMT >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >> Subject: Re: Ford and Microsoft go wireless >> >> On Tue, Jan 09, 2007 at 07:52:42AM +1100, Digital Image Studio wrote: >> > On 09/01/07, Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> > > I guess a lot has to do with what you do with your car. >> > > My 31 year old son is looking for a new vehicle & is having a hard >> > > time >> > > considering any without Blue tooth technology due to the convenience >> > > it >> > > offers, tho I'm not sure he's willing to pay extra for it. I read >> > > somewhere >> > > that this technology can add up to $1,000 USD to the cost to the >> > > customer. >> > >> > That's what I just love about car manufacturers, $10 worth of tech to >> > the manufacturer is $1k to the client. Case in point; the integrated >> > nav unit in my vehicle is a $5k option yet it's slower and clunkier >> > than most $500 stand alone units. :-( >> >> And probably doesn't work as well, either. >> >> I can't use my (Bluetooth) Treo 700w with my (Bluetooth) BMW Z4, even >> though the BMW supposedly offers full integration - sound through the >> car audio speakers, and a microphone on the steering column. That's >> because the car wants to know the contents of the phone book (so it >> can identify an incoming call on the in-car display, etc.). But it >> expects phone numbers to consist of just the digits 0-9. Unfortunately >> the Treo is a Windows Mobile 5 device, and uses Outlook Mobile as the >> contact manager. This displays phone numbers formatted for human eyes >> complete with parentheses and hyphens. This upsets the car, and so it >> drops the Bluetooth connection :-( > > This is getting dangerously close to DSLR/aperture simulator > territory...... > > > ----------------------------------------- > Email sent from www.ntlworld.com > Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software > Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
