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So, Ford is adding another mobile-friendly feature to their sync system that will act as a great connection between satellite radio and your iPhone. Basically, while listening to HD (or sirius) radio, you can smack a “TAG” button on the display, and it will save the track info for future reference. After you’ve got a sizeable batch saved (up to 100), you can plug in your iPod/iPhone and transfer the tagged tracks for buying on iTunes later. This is apparently the first automotive application of this kind of system, but it’s easy to imagine other data-friendly radio streams offering similar functions in the near future. Between this iTunes announcement and Wi-Fi sharing through mobile broadband, Ford looks like they’re going to have an exciting CES next week.
[via PRNewswire, pic]
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Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
