Random music news for Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Cats + Arnold = This perfectly stupid demonstration of technology. Music news for July 25, 2023 is nowhere near as dumb. More music news? Look here. BONUS: Someone has AI-ified a video for
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Android Auto
Here’s why GM will dump CarPlay and Android Auto for its EVs
When I last went shopping for a car, a major requirement was that the infotainment system work with Apple CarPlay. My last vehicle iPhone interface was so horrible that I vowed never to
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Want to connect CarPlay or Android Auto to your car? Check out this gizmo
Every time there’s a change in auto infotainment technology, there’s always a period where people have to MacGyver ways of keeping up. For example, you might remember using this thing to connect your
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Random music news for Thursday, April 28, 2022
This is the best headline of the year. Beat it. I dare you. I wish I could have up with more such headlines for music news for April 28, 2022. The Elvis biopic
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Random Music News for Saturday, June 17, 2017
Out of Thailand and now in Singapore. The big question: after a 7-day detox treatment during which I lost 7 kg, can I continue to be good? Or will I undo all that
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A Real World Test of Apple CarPlay vs. Android Auto
If you’re going to buy a new vehicle today, there’s a very good chance the manufacturer will offer Apple Carplay and/or Android Auto. Which is best? Let’s test them head-t0-head.
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Random Music News for Monday, April 3, 2017
Happy 7th birthday, iPad! And now, the music news… Over the weekend, Bob Dylan finally picked up his Nobel Prize, five months after the fact. First Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow got divorced.
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Apple’s CarPlay and Android Auto: The Tipping Point Is Here
I’ve been yammering on about the advances in infotainment systems in cars for nigh on five years now and given what I’ve seen, we’re close to some kind of major tipping point. Radio
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The Connected Car: Still a Long, Long Way to Go. Right, CarPlay?
Back in June when I went to visit my parents, I rented a Ford Escape which, to my surprise, came equipped with Apple CarPlay. This was my first experience with Apple’s vision of
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Take a Look at Google’s New Idea for Car Infotainment Systems
While automobile manufacturers aren’t going to give up the dashboard without a fight–they want to keep control of the kinds of infotainment systems that they install for as long as they can–Apple CarPlay
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Random Music News for Thursday, February 25, 2016
Happy 22nd birthday, Eugenie Bouchard! And sorry for any issues you may have had with the website today. Something went wrong at the hosting end, resulting in a mess of 503 and 404
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