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Audi New MMI Touch Input System Makes Perfect Sense [Cars]
At last, someone in the auto industry gets it right. Instead of using awkward wheels or joysticks, like the Mercedes’s MyCommand or the BMW iDrive, the new Audi MMI touch system just uses a touchpad for some direct finger-drawing action.
While other systems require the driver to focus away from the road—either by selecting letters from endless menus or on a touchscreen keyboard—the new Audi MMI touch allows for blind typing: The driver just writes naturally with a finger on the touchpad. The pad is strategically located next to the steering wheel and in front of the gear shift, so the writing can be done in a comfortable position, without having to focus on any screen.
The MMI system—which recognizes Latin, Cyrillic, Chinese, Cantonese, Japanese, and Korean characters—also has a rotary pushbutton for old school people, as well as voice control, but only the touch system allows the driver to enter commands while talking on the cellphone or playing music. You gotta love those Audi smartypants. [Autospies and Jalopnik]
Android-Based Sony Ericsson Xperia X3 Full Specs and Large Images [Android]
Electronics shop Expansys has all the specs on the Android-based Sony Ericsson Xperia X3, large photos included. It looks amazing: 4-inch 800 x 400-pixel touchscreen, 8MP camera with LED flash, VGA video recording, and the yummylicious Rachael user interface. Want.
• Display:
– 800 x 400 pixels/4″
– Touch Sensitive
• Network:
– 2G 850/900/1800/1900 (Quad-Band)
– 3G: 900/2100 (Dual-Band)
– HSDPA (10Mbps)
– HSUPA (2Mbps)
• Camera:
– 8 mega-pixels (auto-focus)
– 8 x Digital Zoom
– LED Flash
– Image Stabilization
– Smile Shutter
– Face Detection
• Video:
– VGA Video Recording
• Music:
– Supported formats: MP3, AAC, eAAC+
• Ringtones:
– Monophonic
– Polyphonic (64)
– MP3
– AAC
• Messaging:
– SMS
– MMS (with video)
– E-mail (POP3, SMTP, IMAP4, MS Exchange)
• Memory:
– Phone Book
– Dialled Calls
– Missed Calls
– Received Calls
– microSDHC (external)
• Call Features:
– Hands Free
– Caller ID
– Voice Dialling
• Connectivity:
– miniUSB
– 3.5mm AV connector
– Bluetooth (2.1)
– Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11g)
• Navigation:
– AGPS
If this is true, I really want one. [Expansys via Phandroid]
