Comments on: Concept BMW Application Store to be introduced at Frankfurt

By: Download To Your Car, Top Auto App Stores — My Connected Car

Download To Your Car, Top Auto App Stores — My Connected Car — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:34:34 +0000

[...] has already demonstrated its app store at a recent Frankfurt auto show and promises to keep its customers on the front lines of connected car technology with future apps. [...]

By: Bmw store | Myvinylexpressions

Bmw store | Myvinylexpressions — Sat, 28 May 2011 03:59:02 +0000

[...] Concept BMW Application Store to be introduced at FrankfurtBMW is presenting its Concept BMW Application Store at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) … BMW is presenting its Concept BMW Application Store at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA). It is the world’s first carmaker to demonstrate the fundamental possibility of downloading and storing individual applications either from the car… [...]

By: DER APP-STORE FÜR DAS AUTO | Frischer Wind kommt immer von außen.

DER APP-STORE FÜR DAS AUTO | Frischer Wind kommt immer von außen. — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:10:58 +0000

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By: » BMW’s In-Car App Store on PSFK

» BMW’s In-Car App Store on PSFK — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:44:17 +0000

[...] German car maker presented the app store concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show, showing how it’s possible to personalise a car to the interests [...]

By: 9 iPhone Apps für das Auto « ungedruckt

9 iPhone Apps für das Auto « ungedruckt — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:58:52 +0000

[...] Autohersteller wollen das Geschäft nicht allein den iPhone-Programmierern und Apple überlassen. BMW plant deshalb eine Art eigenen App Store, dessen Programme BMW-Fahrer direkt auf das Computersystem ihres Autos [...]

By: Next App Store: Inside Cars- BMW Application Store to Be Introduced « T-Mobile Dose

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:24:12 +0000

[...] Store is the ability to transfer contact data such as addresses or telephone numbers to the navigation system or mobile phone at the touch of a button. The information is displayed in suitable adapted form by [...]

By: The Next App Store: Inside Cars - PSFK

The Next App Store: Inside Cars - PSFK — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:23:31 +0000

[...] and ecosystem around ? Well, BMW thinks it’s cars and they are in the process of developing a BMW Application Store (think iPhone Apps for your [...]

By: PavingWays - mobile web applications : Mobile Applications hit Cars

PavingWays - mobile web applications : Mobile Applications hit Cars — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:39:52 +0000

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By: Horatiu B.

Horatiu B. — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:51:09 +0000

That’s true, many User Interfaces found in cars are built that way, not to be able to input by touch while moving. It’s great to see that some companies use an open source approach and allow others to build on top of it. Any other features you can share with us?

By: Thumper

Thumper — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:14:17 +0000

Do understand that developers like our company (remaining nameless) don’t allow you to input anything while moving. Stop light or pull over and you have full control of any part of the system. We open our hardware so most anyone can develop a plugin. I mean you can find the closest Gas Station with one click, check your appointments or have your car handle your phone calls so you, and your hands, don’t have to. One button road-side help, streaming radio, remote cameras of your home while your on holiday. You name it, either we have that feature or our open SDK gives you the ability to add it yourself… What can you think of next??

By: Elijah Sarver

Elijah Sarver — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:52:33 +0000

Well my main concern about adding facebook in a car is the whole ‘texting is as bad as drunkenness’ that gets everyone into so much trouble. Listening to music is a passive experience in a car. You can change channels, volume, etc, without taking your hands off the wheel. You can even answer the phone from the steering wheel, but studies have shown that having a phone conversation under MRI shows that the areas responsible for visualization are used during phone conversations, which is not good for reaction time.

If the other passengers in a 5GT or 7-series want to use the apps, I’m cool with it, but it’s a major distraction to the driver.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:26:01 +0000

An opinion to which you’re welcome Eli. As for me, I love iDrive. Even accommodating the epoch-creating response time of my 2006 system it’s invaluable. Being able to both walk and chew gum, I’m infrequently challenged by the competing demands for my attention while driving, especially when also exercising choice over when, and when not, it’s appropriate to seek information from the dash. I suspect you, Eli, also shunned the addition of a radio to the automobile. Your call.

Back to this app store Innovaton. Brilliant idea but pray God they draw on existing pools of programmers and technologies instead of starting from scratch. Full integration of iPhone features, apps and control is much more appealing. BMW should work on the car and the interface, not a white elephant app store.

By: Automotive Market to Fuel Apps and App Stores

Automotive Market to Fuel Apps and App Stores — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:15:11 +0000

[...] showcased auto-application initiatives at last month’s Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany: BMW demonstrated a new app store that delivers offerings directly to the vehicle or via a PC; Nokia unveiled a solution that [...]

By: Eli Sarver

Eli Sarver — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:23:47 +0000

Wow, that’s a sure-fire way of running off the road. My current BMW does not have iDrive, and my next one won’t either. I’m sure there are less and less out there without it, but I can’t stand to have that distracting junk in my car.