BMW behind FIAT!
03-04-2006, 07:41 AM
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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!
"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!
03-04-2006, 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Lucky' post='249725' date='Mar 4 2006, 04:41 PM
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!
"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!
lets hope that BMW/Siemens sort out their existing technological gripes (idrive, nav software, phone compatibility) before they venture into cutting edge
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 -
03-04-2006, 08:56 AM
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03-04-2006, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Lucky' post='249725' date='Mar 4 2006, 11:41 AM
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!
"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!
03-04-2006, 10:11 AM
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03-04-2006, 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by ImolaRedM' post='249760' date='Mar 4 2006, 10:17 AM
Sorry, but I do not, would not want to see Windows Mobile on a BMW.
03-04-2006, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Freewilly' post='249785' date='Mar 4 2006, 02:13 PM
Too bad for you, iDrive is running Microsoft OS :thumbsdown:
03-04-2006, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by ImolaRedM' post='249788' date='Mar 4 2006, 11:15 AM
That explains alot then.
03-04-2006, 10:42 AM
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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.
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
03-04-2006, 10:56 AM
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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.