The car's on-board computer
LTE Connected Car
Tweeting from the LTE Connected Car
Well before arriving at the NY Tech Meetup afterparty last night, Pepsi We Inpsire’s Nichelle Stephens and I (We also ran into Gary’s Guide’s Gary Sharma there) stopped at The Altman Building in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood for the unveiling of the ng Connect Program’s “most advanced project to date.” (And no, we didn’t have any idea what we should expect either. Have you seen how many projects there are on their Web site?)
As it turns out, they were unveiling the LTE Connected Car, a vehicle that “allows consumers to to access network- and cloud-based applications that put on-demand entertainment, infotainment, diagnostics, navigation and much more at their fingertips.” So naturally, Nichelle and I took turns tweeting from the computers built into the dashboard and behnd the driver’s seat. According to the engineer from QNX, we were the first ever to do so.
If you’re interested in knowing more, QNX built the operating system that powers the car’s ability to browse the Web, connect to portable multimedia devices, etc. (A full list of the car’s features is available here) while Alcatel-Lucent’s technology enables the car to connect to the Internet while on the go.
[Editor’s Note: Since my Verizon e-mail account refuses to show the pictures I e-mailed to myself last night, I’ll be adding those later.]
