RAIN 12/18: ·1 hour ago Posted by: Michael Schmitt NET RADIO APPS COULD STREAM DIRECTLY TO CAR DASHBOARDS Ford is developing its in-car Sync technology to incorporate third-party “apps” — much like on an iPhone — including streaming radio. The Sync system, developed by Ford and Microsoft, features Internet connectivity, GPS and music playback all of which can be controlled through voice commands. Using new software called SyncLink, software developers could create applications for Sync much in the same way they create apps for iPhones and other smartphone devices.
Naturally, Internet radio apps could take advantage of Sync’s web connection and bring services like Pandora and Slacker to car dashboards. Pandora recently expressed interest in “deeper integration with car radios and controls,” as CTO Tom Conrad revealed to SanFran Music Tech Summit attendees (RAIN coverage here). It’s highly likely that the companies that create “tuner” apps for mobile devices — like vTuner, allRadio or Wunder Radio — will create tuner apps to access thousands of webcasts via Ford Sync dashboards. Other apps could use Sync’s GPS connection to give directions, find nearby locations or deliver real-time traffic updates. Ford will unveil a list of “trusted partners” of applications that have been adapted for Sync at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on January 7, The Wall Street Journal reports (here), along with new Sync features integrating navigation and social networks. _______________________________________________ Internetradio mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/internetradio To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above.
