Friday, December 29, 2006

Ford To Unveil In-Vehicle Operating System At CES

(I have heard that Sirius will be incorporated)

Ford Aims to Jazz Up Its Fleet With Microsoft Pact
Sync System Will Allow Hands-Free Cellphones, Email, Music Downloads
By JOHN D. STOLL, December 29, 2006; Page B3, The Wall Street Journal

Ford Motor Co. is hoping an effort with Microsoft Corp. to bring much of the connectivity of a personal computer into a car's cockpit will spruce up its U.S. product portfolio.
The Dearborn, Mich., auto maker will unveil next month a hands-free Bluetooth wireless system and in-vehicle operating system developed by Microsoft that will eventually be an option for its entire Ford brand lineup, according to people familiar with the matter. The new system, to be dubbed Sync, will allow for hands-free cellphone communication and other wireless information transfers inside the car, including the ability to receive email and download music, these people said....read more: here