On 09/01/07, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
With my Boxster, most functional options were stand alone.
I think that comes with the volume/cost/exclusivity of the vehicle,
that said my vehicle in the UK is available for order with any
practical combination of options whereas in Oz it's
From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2007/01/08 Mon PM 09:21:27 GMT
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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
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Date: 2007/01/08 Mon PM 10:50:25 GMT
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From: Kenneth Waller Subject: Re: Ford and Microsoft go wireless
Case in point
From: Digital Image Studio [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2007/01/08 Mon PM 11:21:30 GMT
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Subject: Re: Ford and Microsoft go wireless
On 09/01/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
When I was shopping for my Titan, I discovered that in the USA
The Prius with the JBL stereo option (included in the 2006 models
starting with option package #3, I think; I have option package #6)
has the hands-free option built in. It connected with the Treo 650
instantly.
The in-car address book, speed dial and voice phone control is
managed
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
The in-car address book, speed dial and voice phone control is
managed manually, independent of the phone. A bit of work to set up,
but it allows me to put the 10-15 numbers I want to have access to
quickly into the car explicitly and nothing else. If I need to call
On 1/8/07, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Kenneth Waller
I discovered that in the USA, you get to
order every additional item that you want over and above the stock
vehicle.
I don't know about other vehicles but with Ford, most options are combined
in various packages,with a few
On Jan 9, 2007, at 6:59 AM, Mark Roberts wrote:
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
The in-car address book, speed dial and voice phone control is
managed manually, independent of the phone. A bit of work to set up,
but it allows me to put the 10-15 numbers I want to have access to
quickly into the
Yeah - I can remember when ordering a heater in your car was an
option...presumably if you lived in the southern states you saved a
little money if it wasn't included in the car.
-P
Scott Loveless wrote:
Ordering cars with specific options instead of packages used to be
common.
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On 1/9/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
The in-car address book, speed dial and voice phone control is
managed manually, independent of the phone. A bit of work to set up,
but it allows me to put the 10-15 numbers I want to have access to
quickly into the car
Paul Sorenson wrote:
Yeah - I can remember when ordering a heater in your car was an
option...
I had a 1965 Mustang (289 4bbl) which had optional seat belts and side
mirror.
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David Savage wrote:
You shouldn't have been so tight and sprung for the smoke signal option.
Dave
I had a 1971 Ford Torino with the smoke signal option.
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You didn't cut the Boxer dash to bits to fit a GPS unit by chance? ;-)
Hell no, real men don't need no stinkin directions ! ;-)
Kenneth Waller
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From: Digital Image Studio [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Ford and Microsoft go wireless
On 09/01/07, Kenneth Waller
This is getting dangerously close to DSLR/aperture simulator
territory..
With at least on major difference.
Kenneth Waller
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From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Ford and Microsoft go wireless
From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2007
The '71 Torino was a design classic. It looked like a tuna sucking wind.
Paul
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David Savage wrote:
You shouldn't have been so tight and sprung for the smoke signal option.
Dave
I had a
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Subject: Re: Ford and Microsoft go wireless
The '71 Torino was a design classic. It looked like a tuna sucking wind.
Ran like one too.
HAR!!!
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LOL Hopefully it will remain so
Shel
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From: Kenneth Waller
This is getting dangerously close to
DSLR/aperture simulator territory..
With at least on major difference.
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Doug Brewer wrote:
David Savage wrote:
You shouldn't have been so tight and sprung for the smoke signal
option.
I had a 1971 Ford Torino with the smoke signal option.
Wasn't that a Pinto?
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No, Pinto's were available with the barbecue option.
Paul
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Doug Brewer wrote:
David Savage wrote:
You shouldn't have been so tight and sprung for the smoke signal
option.
I had a 1971 Ford
Paul, I think you are full of beans on this one.
On 1/9/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
No, Pinto's were available with the barbecue option.
Paul
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From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Doug Brewer wrote:
David Savage
That would add to the effect wouldn't it...
Perry Pellechia wrote:
Paul, I think you are full of beans on this one.
On 1/9/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
No, Pinto's were available with the barbecue option.
Paul
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On 9/1/07, Perry Pellechia, discombobulated, unleashed:
Paul, I think you are full of beans on this one.
Come on now, don't pan the guy.
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On 1/9/07, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 9/1/07, Perry Pellechia, discombobulated, unleashed:
Paul, I think you are full of beans on this one.
Come on now, don't pan the guy.
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Hey if he can't stand the heat
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John,
My wife has an Accura variant of that big bluetooth headset...
Regards, Bob S.
On 1/8/07, John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Not just Japanese vehicles ...
One of my friends calls my BMW Z4 the largest Bluetooth hands-free
headset he's seen for a long time
On Sun, Jan 07, 2007 at
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Subject: Re: Ford and Microsoft go wireless
More importantly, how many how big are the cup holders, does it have
a curry hook as standard and a hot/cold drink warmer/cooler?
These are the more important features IMHO.
Dave
On 1/8/07, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED
What's a curry hook?
Kenneth Waller
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From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Ford and Microsoft go wireless
More importantly, how many how big are the cup holders, does it have
a curry hook as standard and a hot/cold drink warmer/cooler
Somebody is going to figure out how to hack into Bluetooth enabled
vehicles and then the fun will begin.
John Francis wrote:
Not just Japanese vehicles ...
One of my friends calls my BMW Z4 the largest Bluetooth hands-free
headset he's seen for a long time
On Sun, Jan 07, 2007 at
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
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From: Digital Image Studio [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Ford and Microsoft go wireless
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
On 09/01/07, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Somebody is going to figure out how to hack into Bluetooth enabled
vehicles and then the fun will begin.
If they only publish themselves as a headset device then there's not
much potential for hacking.
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Tel
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
On 09/01/07, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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. :-(
Then I have to ask why did you purchase it?
Because of the level of integration (they have you over a
P. J. Alling wrote:
Somebody is going to figure out how to hack into Bluetooth enabled
vehicles and then the fun will begin.
Won't take long:
http://www.techworld.com/security/features/index.cfm?featureID=2622pagtype=samecatsamechan
On Jan 8, 2007, at 15:21, John Francis wrote:
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.
On 8/1/07, Charles Robinson, discombobulated, unleashed:
One wonders if the PalmOS-based Treo700 has the same limitation...
Palm based Treos are the 650 and 680. I have the 650 and the formatting
for phone numbers is .
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Cotty wrote:
On 8/1/07, Charles Robinson, discombobulated, unleashed:
One wonders if the PalmOS-based Treo700 has the same limitation...
Palm based Treos are the 650 and 680. I have the 650 and the formatting
for phone numbers is .
Actually the 700 comes in two versions, the
On Jan 8, 2007, at 16:39, Cotty wrote:
On 8/1/07, Charles Robinson, discombobulated, unleashed:
One wonders if the PalmOS-based Treo700 has the same limitation...
Palm based Treos are the 650 and 680. I have the 650 and the
formatting
for phone numbers is .
In the U.S. at
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From: Kenneth Waller Subject: Re: Ford and Microsoft go wireless
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. :-(
Then I have to ask why did you purchase it?
Of the many
On 09/01/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
When I was shopping for my Titan, I discovered that in the USA, you get to
order every additional item that you want over and above the stock vehicle.
In Canada, I had the choice of three option packages, none of which was
quite right.
The
On 8/1/07, Adam Maas, discombobulated, unleashed:
Actually the 700 comes in two versions, the 700p running PalmOS and the
700wx running Windows Mobile.
I stand corrected.
http://www.palm.com/us/products/smartphones/treo700p/
But the 680 is a newer, higher spec:
on the assembly line with complexity
With my Boxster, most functional options were stand alone.
Kenneth Waller
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From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Ford and Microsoft go wireless
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From: Kenneth Waller Subject: Re: Ford
that were released in the UK.
BTW, I wasn't being serious in my original message :-)
Cheers,
Dave
On 1/9/07, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What's a curry hook?
Kenneth Waller
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From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Ford and Microsoft go
On Mon, Jan 08, 2007 at 04:56:56PM -0600, Charles Robinson wrote:
On Jan 8, 2007, at 16:39, Cotty wrote:
On 8/1/07, Charles Robinson, discombobulated, unleashed:
One wonders if the PalmOS-based Treo700 has the same limitation...
Palm based Treos are the 650 and 680. I have the 650 and
Its Ford way of catching up. My understanding it will have the capabilities
of Bluetooth systems that are now available in some high end Japanese
vehicles.
Kenneth Waller
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From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: OT: Ford and Microsoft go wireless
I get
I get press releases from the North American International Auto Show.
Today, I received a summary of a joint release from Ford and
Microsoft saying that all Ford vehicles will be equipped with
wireless routers and internet receivers. I'm not sure how this will
work or what the details
No, death isn't an option at the moment. Could be in the future, but
I doubt it. Huge companies have a way of healing themselves,
frequently with help from others. Like Microsoft, for example.
Paul
On Jan 7, 2007, at 9:40 PM, John Celio wrote:
I get press releases from the North American
More importantly, how many how big are the cup holders, does it have
a curry hook as standard and a hot/cold drink warmer/cooler?
These are the more important features IMHO.
Dave
On 1/8/07, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Its Ford way of catching up. My understanding it will have the
And no doubt a repeat of the infamous Lexus Bluetooth virus that's been
going around using Bluetooth-equipped Lexuses as a distribution method.
It's hard to patch cars reliably.
-Adam
Kenneth Waller wrote:
Its Ford way of catching up. My understanding it will have the capabilities
of
Blue oval of death?
No, death isn't an option at the moment. Could be in the future, but
I doubt it. Huge companies have a way of healing themselves,
frequently with help from others. Like Microsoft, for example.
I meant... instead of the infamous Blue Screen of Death...
Nevermind.
Not just Japanese vehicles ...
One of my friends calls my BMW Z4 the largest Bluetooth hands-free
headset he's seen for a long time
On Sun, Jan 07, 2007 at 08:43:45PM -0500, Kenneth Waller wrote:
Its Ford way of catching up. My understanding it will have the capabilities
of Bluetooth systems
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