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The iPhone, with its mass-market appeal and inviting user interface, has helped spark a wave of smartphone awareness in the past couple years. You’d be hard pressed to find someone who’s never heard of the iPhone, let alone someone that doesn’t know someone else with an iPhone in their pocket. Apple’s iPhone has become so popular, in fact, that the eco-friendly Chrysler GreenEcoMobility (GEM) will feature iPhone integration the likes of which we’ve never seen. The Chrysler GEM “Peapod” brochure shows off an iPhone application that turns the iPhone into the car’s ignition key, entertainment system and trip computer!
iPhone as car-control system? Yes, please!
The GEM Peapod electric vehicle sports an iPhone/iPod dock that allows the user to “simply dock your iPod for a fun, cutting edge way to start up. Exclusive software designed exclusively for Peapod turns your iPod into a key. Both options are interchangeable and secure.” The Peapod iPhone application presumably communicates with the car via the iPhone dock, which gives the driver the go-ahead to fire up engage that electric motor. The iPhone also controls music playback and offers the eco-driving tips to help the driver get the most out of their Peapod.
We’ve seen in-car iPhone integration before, but this is definitely the coolest example of in-car iPhone integration to date. The kicker? The GEM Peadpod will hit production in October of 2009! We can’t wait for iPhone-integration to start appearing in vehicle options-lists from major car makers in the near future.
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About The Author
Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
