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Comment Re:Viable Replacement? (Score 1) 242

Let's see...an email service that spams you and blasts ads while you are reading emails every day vs a DNS service you set up and pretty much forget about except when it doesn't work or you need to change something. Yeah...loads of income potential there.

Comment When? (Score 1) 94

when is this going to stop being the domain of research and when are security companies going to get serious about protecting against attacks at this level?"

As soon as someone with a powerful attorney and deep pockets gets hacked via this vector and sues the OEM into oblivion would be my guess.

Comment Re:Yay! (Score 1) 68

Ok, you have types with leading lowercase letters, variables with both leading uppercase and lowercase letters, an "If" keyword with a captial "I" as in Microsoft BASIC, and you initialize a string unnecessarily. Please turn in your geek cred card. :-)

He's logged in with a Google+ account. He never HAD one. In fact he actually likes beta!

Comment Re:iPod connectors/compatibility since at least '0 (Score 1) 198

For my '07 S80-V8 an iPod connector and in-dash stereo integration was a factory option (which I added).

I believe your '07 S80-V8 is running QNX. The option you purchased was a module for QNX that talks to iPhones/iPods. QNX/BlackBerry are partners with Apple and the reports I've read indicate that iOS for car will still be running the QNX kernel.

I wonder why Apple can't make AirPlay mirroring with touch to an in-dash display a standard. For makers, it would make it something Android could support with an additional protocol and it would eliminate the need for most of the horrible in-dash infotainment systems car makers come up with.

QNX supports Miracast and Mirrorlink so if it is enabled by the manufacturer any device with those technologies will be able to just what you are asking for. In fact QNX demoed the tech at CES 2014 (Jump to 7:00)

Comment Re:Does this idea make sense? (Score 1) 144

This is supposedly targeted at large cities where the larger avenues already have networked cameras accessible to the public. Since cars are getting connected and getting apps an app to direct the nearest camera in front of you to the in dash display would effectively do the same thing. Now in the woods this would be great for scouting prospective camping/hunting areas prior to venturing out.

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