In-car Pandora dominates CES

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	This week in Car Tech Wayne Cunningham CNET.com In-car Pandora dominates CES At CES this week, the term "connected car" was thrown around freely, and the application of choice for the melding of the information superhighway and old-fashioned asphalt roads is Pandora. We saw this streaming music application used in Ford's new MyFord Touch interface, Alpine's iDA-X305S mech-less car stereo, Pioneer's AVIC-X920BT double-DIN stereo-navigation head unit, and automotive supplier Visteon's concept vehicle infotainment units. Each system relies on the idea that new cars will get a fairly robust data connection, through either 3G or 4G. In most implementations we saw demonstrated, the interface has a fully functioning Pandora, including the capability to give songs the thumbs up or down.  Pandora automotive applications at CES Most popular products Pioneer AVIC-Z110BT  Check prices Garmin Nuvi 1690  Check prices TomTom XL 340 S  Check prices Garmin Nuvi 205W  Check prices Garmin Nuvi 255W  Check prices Latest reviews and features 2010 Mercedes-Benz C350 The 2010 Mercedes-Benz C350 is a comfortable driver with some sport aspirations, and cabin tech that can be decent or very bad, depending on the options. Read more  Check prices 2010 Suzuki Kizashi The 2010 Suzuki Kizashi looks like it should have serious performance chops, but is more of a sheep in wolf's clothing. But its cabin tech options befit a modern car. Read more  Check prices 2010 Cadillac SRX The 2010 Cadillac SRX fits Cadillac's luxury reputation and combines a modern cabin tech package in a useful small SUV form. Read more  Check prices 2010 BMW X6 M While impressive in its speed, handling, and cabin tech, the 2010 BMW X6 M is an expensive and impractical car, with all the weight of an SUV, but little of the interior space. Read more  Check prices Car Tech blog OnStar mobile app puts the Chevy Volt in your pocket Antuan Goodwin Associate Editor, Car Tech The Chevrolet Volt hasn't even hit the sales floor yet and there's already an app for that. On Tuesday evening, Chevrolet and its OnStar telematics system announced working smartphone apps for the Motorola Droid, Apple iPhone, and BlackBerry Storm that will allow Volt owners to connect to their vehicles wirelessly to access remote features via smartphone. Read more Comment of the week Adding video to OnStar? Posted by Vegaman_Dan This makes me wonder when they will start putting Webcams inside of cars that let you record video or just check in remotely--could be really handy if someone steals the car or if you just want to check up on that questionable repair shop.  Read more  More Car Tech stories 1. Put your PMP in Sony's TuneTray 2. Hands-on with the TomTom Ease 3. Garmin's Voice Studio will get me into trouble 4. A closer look at Garmin's ecoRoute HD 5. Kenwood gets into mech-free receiver game More Car Tech resources  Car Tech forums  Green car buying guide  Car Tech videos  Car Tech podcast  All new car reviews  Past car shows Featured Listings   Half-Life 2: Episode Pack An amazing value featuring two new episodes for the award-winning and best-selling action game fr...   BUY NOW Only $9.95    Merchant Rating ★★★★☆   The Lord of the Rings: Battle Real-time strategy game based on the Lord of the Rings film trilogy Control massive armies across...   BUY NOW Only $93.74    Merchant Rating ★★★☆☆   Bliss Love Handler Bliss Love Handler Clinical studies show: After 6 weeks, over 50% of testers saw a reduction ...   BUY NOW Only $36.00    Merchant Rating ★★★★★
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