9

Aug

Ford Announces Sync Strategy, Price

Posted by   Published in Car Buying

Ford’s new Microsoft Sync in-car entertainment and communication system has a price tag, and it’s not that naughty. For $395, buyers will be able to add the option onto selected Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles by the end of 2008.

All Lincolns and higher-end trims of Ford and Mercury vehicles will eventually come with Sync standard. The first models to get Sync will be the 2008 Ford Focus, Fusion, Taurus, Taurus X, Edge, Explorer and Sport Trac, and the Lincoln MKX and MKZ. Sync should start fitting available on those models before the end of the year. 

Sync has Bluetooth capability and integrates peripherals like MP3 players into the

system using voice recognition software. That means you can surf through your iPod’s playlists with voice commands. It plus will read text messages from your phone aloud, even translating abbreviations like LOL. Plus it’s multilingual for English, French and Spanish speakers. Check out the video below for Ford’s promotional take on the new technology.

And on a personal note, as a Zune owner, I’m excited to finally see a press photo with something other than an iPod in it.

Original post by David Thomas

Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Netvouz
  • DZone
  • ThisNext
  • MisterWong
  • Wists
  • Fark
  • Furl
  • Netscape
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon

Related Articles

No user responded in this post

Subscribe to this post comment rss or trackback url
Leave A Reply

 Username (*required)

 Email Address (*private)

 Website (*optional)

Please Note: Comment moderation maybe active so there is no need to resubmit your comments