Re: [CGUYS] iPad's in cars
I agree. We all have to stop living in the past. No kidding. We can anticipate the iJack shortly. Absolutely painless. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iPad's in cars
On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 4:57 PM, mike wrote: > I saw a guy eating a bowl of cereal once while on the freeway. Why not > compute? I agree. We all have to stop living in the past. Technology has shown us that there is another way. We need to begin to let the technology, and those corporations that create it, lead us and to dictate how we live our lives. For us to control the technology is old fashioned and well out of date. It is time for us to cast aside our old ways and enter the future, a cell phone in one hand, an iPad(or something similar) in the other and our eyes glued to a GPS unit to show us the way forward. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iPad's in cars
I was just catching up on some of the technology videos at the NY Times site: http://video.nytimes.com/video/playlist/technology/1194811622271/index.html I think it was the video of their 2nd day of CES coverage where they had a guy talking about a new Garmin unit that can communicate with a device they will sell that will plug into the car's computer. The Garmin GPS would then be able to display various data that the computer is seeing. tjpa wrote: On Apr 3, 2010, at 12:33 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: I see that at least one car maker, Hyundai, is already going to include an iPad as an accessory to at least one of their models It solves a big problem for car makers by letting them add many computerized features to the car without having to go into the computer building business. They can just write apps or have somebody else write them. I wonder if the dock connector will allow the iPad to interface with any of the car's systems. For example to limit what the iPad can do while the car is in motion. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iPad's in cars
I saw a guy eating a bowl of cereal once while on the freeway. Why not compute? On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 1:11 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: > On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 1:29 PM, tjpa wrote: > > > It solves a big problem for car makers by letting them add many > computerized > > features to the car without having to go into the computer building > > business. They can just write apps or have somebody else write them. I > > wonder if the dock connector will allow the iPad to interface with any of > > the car's systems. For example to limit what the iPad can do while the > car > > is in motion. > > I didn't realize that car makers were facing such a problem. > > At any rate, why would anyone who desires to do a bunch of computing > as they drive want to connect their computer to the car in a fashion > that would impose any limits on those activities based upon whether or > not the vehicle is in motion? > > Since Apple is targeting their iPad at "non-geek" buyers, a la the > iPod, their business aim is to hopefully have an iPad in the hands of > virtually everyone in the world by some point in time. If that > results in the iPad becoming viewed as the perfect device for in-car > computing use, some serious problems will loom, especially if more car > makers begin to offer them as accessories in order to boost their own > sales. > > Apple already sells vehicular mounts for their iPod, iPod Touch and > iPhone in their Apple Stores. Let's see how long before they offer an > iPad vehicular mount. > > FWIW, the AT&T coverage map as linked at the Apple Store says that I > have good signal level 3G service at my house in Fauquier County, VA. > Fact is, I can almost never receive any AT&T signal here, nor can > anyone else, and when it can be obtained it is very weak. The service > area map does indicate spots near me that have no coverage, so that > tells me that their map is incomplete and cannot be relied upon. I > would surmise that if areas of no service appear on their map that are > in close proximity to a location of particular concern, that would be > a good indicator that service may not be available in the area of > actual interest regardless of what their map says. > > Steve > > > * > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > * > * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iPad's in cars
On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 1:29 PM, tjpa wrote: > It solves a big problem for car makers by letting them add many computerized > features to the car without having to go into the computer building > business. They can just write apps or have somebody else write them. I > wonder if the dock connector will allow the iPad to interface with any of > the car's systems. For example to limit what the iPad can do while the car > is in motion. I didn't realize that car makers were facing such a problem. At any rate, why would anyone who desires to do a bunch of computing as they drive want to connect their computer to the car in a fashion that would impose any limits on those activities based upon whether or not the vehicle is in motion? Since Apple is targeting their iPad at "non-geek" buyers, a la the iPod, their business aim is to hopefully have an iPad in the hands of virtually everyone in the world by some point in time. If that results in the iPad becoming viewed as the perfect device for in-car computing use, some serious problems will loom, especially if more car makers begin to offer them as accessories in order to boost their own sales. Apple already sells vehicular mounts for their iPod, iPod Touch and iPhone in their Apple Stores. Let's see how long before they offer an iPad vehicular mount. FWIW, the AT&T coverage map as linked at the Apple Store says that I have good signal level 3G service at my house in Fauquier County, VA. Fact is, I can almost never receive any AT&T signal here, nor can anyone else, and when it can be obtained it is very weak. The service area map does indicate spots near me that have no coverage, so that tells me that their map is incomplete and cannot be relied upon. I would surmise that if areas of no service appear on their map that are in close proximity to a location of particular concern, that would be a good indicator that service may not be available in the area of actual interest regardless of what their map says. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iPad's in cars
..and look for Hyundais to contribute to other kinds of hits, in short order... the iPad will easily take care of that vexing problem. There are already a number of vehicular mounts for the iPad, and you can bet that more will hit the stores very soon. Steve -- WARNING: Due to a Presidential Executive Order, the National Security Agency may have read this email without warning, warrant or notice. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iPad's in cars: The real ipad
http://i.imgur.com/It9To.png On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 9:33 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: > I see that at least one car maker, Hyundai, is already going to > include an iPad as an accessory to at least one of their models. Look > for more car makers to quickly follow suit. The iPhone or iPod Touch > had screens too small to view movies or easily read and write e-mails > or surf the web as you drove your car down the highway, but the iPad > will easily take care of that vexing problem. There are already a > number of vehicular mounts for the iPad, and you can bet that more > will hit the stores very soon. > > Steve > > -- > WARNING: Due to a Presidential Executive Order, the National Security > Agency may have read this email without warning, warrant or notice. > > > * > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > * > * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iPad's in cars
On Apr 3, 2010, at 12:33 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: I see that at least one car maker, Hyundai, is already going to include an iPad as an accessory to at least one of their models It solves a big problem for car makers by letting them add many computerized features to the car without having to go into the computer building business. They can just write apps or have somebody else write them. I wonder if the dock connector will allow the iPad to interface with any of the car's systems. For example to limit what the iPad can do while the car is in motion. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] iPad's in cars
I see that at least one car maker, Hyundai, is already going to include an iPad as an accessory to at least one of their models. Look for more car makers to quickly follow suit. The iPhone or iPod Touch had screens too small to view movies or easily read and write e-mails or surf the web as you drove your car down the highway, but the iPad will easily take care of that vexing problem. There are already a number of vehicular mounts for the iPad, and you can bet that more will hit the stores very soon. Steve -- WARNING: Due to a Presidential Executive Order, the National Security Agency may have read this email without warning, warrant or notice. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
