Ford Sync In-Car Communications & Entertainment System

Description:    Ford and Microsoft have collaborated on the "Sync" in-car communications and entertainment system which enables you to stay connected to your handheld devices, even when you’re on the road. Sync is a voice-activated, hands-free, in-car communications and entertainment system which fully integrates your mobile phone and digital media player.
     
One touch of the Telephone button on the steering wheel is all it takes to make a call. Names and numbers in a mobile phone’s address book will be transferred wirelessly and automatically to the vehicle. Users will be able to access their mobile phones or digital music players – including genre, album, artist and song title, via voice commands. Sync will also host, nearly any digital media player, including the Apple iPod®, Microsoft Zune, PlaysForSure players and most USB storage devices. 
     
The first models which will offer the "Sync" system (As an option on 2008-models) will be; Ford, Lincoln and Mercury models: Edge, Explorer, Five Hundred, Focus, Freestyle, Fusion, Milan, MKX, MKZ, Montego, Mountaineer, and Sport-Trac.  

ARM CPU: ARM11 (32-bit, 400 MHz processor)

ARM: AMBA

Silicon Supplier: Freescale Semiconductor

Software Supplier: Microsoft

Connected Community Partners: Freescale Semiconductor, Microsoft

Features:

• Voice-activated, hands-free calling
• Uninterrupted connections
• Audible text messages
• Advanced calling features
• Voice-activated music
• Instant voice recognition
• Ring tone support
• Automatic phonebook transfer
• Multilingual intelligence

Awards:     CNET Best of CES 2007 Winner - People’s Voice Category

Ford Sync US TV Ad

Watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1WkTxNb7rY

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