Friday, January 14, 2011

The Future of Auto Infotainment

It's often said that if you want to know the future of something then you invent it. That's certainly a golden rule at GWizNex, LLC. Imagine that while you're driving that you have the ability to listen to real time information about weather, up-to-the-minute events in the area, latest comedian acts, and trendy music from the internet at your finger tips. This new auto infotainment experience literally transforms your drive from a static/boring one to a dynamic/exciting one with heightened situational awareness at any point during the drive. Is this possible? The answer is a resounding yes.

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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

In-Vehicle Infotainment

For many years, car entertainment has been primarily the CD player/radio and satellite radio. However with the advancements in information technology such as mobile wireless routers and tablet PCs (e.g. Apple iPad), a new world has opened up for car entertainment. The term "infotainment" has been used by the auto industry and many others to describe this new entertainment media. Infotainment is basically a neologistic portmanteau of information and entertainment. Unfortunately, the auto industry has been slow to develop technologies that provide drivers and passengers with an innovative/creative infotainment experience. This new market has clearly been underdeveloped and it seemed to me that it was time for something brand new.

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Monday, January 10, 2011

Motorola Xoom tablet crowned best CES gadget

LAS VEGAS (AFP) – Motorola Mobility's Xoom tablet computer powered by new "Honeycomb" software from Google was crowned the best gadget at the giant Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on Saturday.
Along with being declared the top creation at the dazzling gadget extravaganza, Xoom was also honored as the best of the scores of tablets introduced here as fresh competitors in a market dominated by Apple iPads.

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Friday, January 7, 2011

Verizon reveals first 4G wireless tablets, phones

LAS VEGAS – This year, the big national wireless carriers will be racing to stake their claims in the new frontier of service: ultra-fast data access — for smart phones and laptops as well as for gadgets like tablets

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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Top 9 iPad in-Car Solutions

We've added another one to our list below! A buddy of mine sent this last night, an iPad integration in a Maserati. This was executed by a shop in Turkey. The install included modifying a dock connector to charge AND do A/V output. See more pics here.

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2011 CES Preview: 5 Big Trends to Watch For

In Las Vegas this week, it's gadgets, gizmos and goodies -- oh my!
The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which begins this Thursday in Las Vegas, has a checkered 40-plus-year history when it comes to introducing new products to the public. And this week, when more than 130,000 attendees descend on the show, will be no exception.

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Rivals to the iPad Say This Is the Year

Welcome to the year of the tablet. Again.

Last year was supposed to be the year manufacturers would wow consumers with offerings of all sorts of tablet computers. Steven A. Ballmer, Microsoft’s chief executive, took the stage in January at the International Consumer Electronics Show, the industry’s premier trade show, and displayed three devices that he said would be on sale in the months ahead. Dozens of smaller companies laid out their own tablet plans at the show.

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