Thought SOCALWUG would like this mobile stuff from today! -Mike
New Cars Becoming Hidden Antenna Farms http://wireless.weblogsinc.com/entry/1234000390036021/ Posted Mar 14, 2005, 8:58 PM ET by Mike Outmesguine The New York Times breaks down some of the mobile technology filling out the parts list of high-end cars these days. Their example Mercedes-Benz S-Class sports "18 or more" antennas hidden all over the car in body panels, wheel wells, window glass, bumpers, the trunk, the roof, etc. These antennas are used for many helpful features added to new cars like, cruise control, tire pressure monitoring, RFID keyless entry and ignition, satellite radio, OnStar, and even television. The new Acura RL sports a lot of this same technology which I have started to examine up close. ------------------------------------------- Acura in-Car Bluetooth in Action http://wireless.weblogsinc.com/entry/1234000013036016/ Posted Mar 14, 2005, 7:29 PM ET by Mike Outmesguine I've been looking at the new 2005 Acura RL luxury car. This dream machine has so many gadgets integrated into it that they included a DVD showing how to use the car. I'm going to be looking at some of the wireless technology integrated into the car over the next few weeks. Here's a short video (WMV link) of my first look at using the navigation system with live XM Traffic plus I paired a Bluetooth phone to the car and try out the voice-activated hands-free-link. Plus a WMV video of me trying out XM Traffic and Voice-activated Bluetooth calling http://www.wifi-toys.com/downloads/Acura-RL-XM-Traffic-HFL-Calling.wmv
