Press news:

"Beginning in spring 2006, Fiat will offer as an option, on most models of its range, a car entertainment system that will include an USB 2.0 socket to download music, pictures and videos to the car computer. The system will run on Microsoft Windows Mobile OS; the cost will be between 300 and 400 Euros. "

No more details are available yet and the text was accompanied only by a very small picture depicting an USB socket in a Punto dashboard. But that is the direction where I would like to see BMW to go!

Go ahed again, BMW, and don't let FIAT to overcome you in the IT field!

one step at a time

lets hope that BMW/Siemens sort out their existing technological gripes (idrive, nav software, phone compatibility) before they venture into cutting edge :geek: technology like USB ports.

Good for Fiat for being so forward thinking - they do afterall have such a good reputation for electrical and electronic components - :nono: :whistle: :blink: :D

Now all they need to do is biuld a car that lasts more than 3 weeks!

Sorry, but I do not, would not want to see Windows Mobile on a BMW. :nono:

Get, Lucky, a Fiat in you feel so :thumbsdown:

Too bad for you, iDrive is running Microsoft OS :thumbsdown:

That explains alot then. :geek:

It's okay. I found the info out in this forum, too.

:wow: :D thx my friend after "will my 19" rub" this is the funniest thread, not your fault...it is the press.

BUt so funny, who ****** cares for Fiat and usb2 or wifi or mp3, man I got my mp3 in the cd no nav, I got the mp3 player 20gb and with ax-in and L7 no probs. So whattup w MS, then they will have the blue death screen... it is the best sedan in the world. Try to go out Sat evening with a Punto and just watch when Black Mamba ala HM enters...who will win.

BMW is not obliged to be a "pimp my ride" entertainment car, you can hook up a mini mac, or sg else than who cares for Fiat. Except Fiat-Ferrari. :thumbsup:

ps. in Hobi's car there is a hdd playing divx movies and anything you want, he asked himself what he can put in the rear armrest, a PS2 :thumbsup:

Well, a lot of people seem to heat up when anybody checks the BMW supposed brand superiority. Of course I never intended to claim that FIAT products are in the same class of BMW ones but, in any case, I think that the USB port built-in the car is a very clever way to download any kind of files into the car system, be it a musical file or videos or whatever. The only serious drawback I can think of is that installing in your car an "open" system could, possibly, bring into your car any kind of virus, malware and the like. For this reason I believe that, in FIAT cars, the infotainment system will not, in any case, be integrated with any other car's system the way I-drive is.