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Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:54:26 +0000

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A list of fun - at least what I think is fun. « Office Search Toronto — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:07:00 +0000

[...] One device to rule the world… I can’t wait to pay bills, listen to music, watch movies, check my email and start my car all with my keys. Check it out! [...]

By: Peter Ha

Peter Ha — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:05:43 +0000

Well, I don’t drive a car anymore, so little things like that seem to have slipped my mind.

By: SwissFreek

SwissFreek — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:42:21 +0000

Wait a minute. Regardless of whether you need to pull the key out of the ignition to swipe it on something (which if you are using it to swipe for payment, I would hope that BMW would implant it with the stuff they are putting in their CURRENT cars, since that’s the part that would allow you to swipe anyway), who actually stops to pay a toll anymore? EZPass FTW…

By: SwissFreek

SwissFreek — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:42:21 +0000

By: NSB

NSB — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:51:03 +0000

Exactly. Peter Ha, how could you possibly not know this? If you know enough about the auto industry to hear this key announcement, would similar announcements from Mercedes and Lexus and multiple other major companies similarly come to you?

By: HS

HS — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:47:13 +0000

The new car keys nowadays don’t require you to plug the key into the ignition anymore. They work wirelessly and detect when you’re in the vicinity of the car. I don’t see this new prototype being any different so I wouldn’t think that scenario is of any concern.