02/17, 10:50pm
Chevy intros MyLink to take on Ford Sync
Chevy tonight kicked off GM's own alternative to Ford Sync. MyLink is designed to pair up with smartphones and will stream audio and handle calls from smartphones over Bluetooth. Like its challenger, it uses voice commands (here handled using Nuance's engine) and will directly control smartphone apps aware of the interface, starting with Internet radio from Pandora and Stitcher.
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01/06, 2:35pm
LG BD590 uses permanent space for CDs, VUDU
LG as part of its sweeping updates added a new flagship Blu-ray player to its mix. The BD590 is one of the first Blu-ray players anywhere with a hard drive and uses this to transform its role; while it can't rip movies, it now has a CD ripping feature that lets owners import their albums and auto-supply Gracenote track data. Such extra space also gives the player room to store VUDU purchases and rentals as well as a place to offload media stored on USB.
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