designboom.com - 11/28/2008
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a user making a purchase using their BMW car key
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youtube.com - 11/28/2008
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youtube.com —
The BMW Product Navigator, based on Microsoft Surface,
allows potential BMW buyers to configure their new car
in a fascinating way. BMW is the first car manu...
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BMW Product Navigator (video)
bmwblog.com - 11/30/2008
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bmwblog.com —
BMW has hosted a video on how they
are implementing Microsoft Surface for product configuration. BMW is
the first car manufacturer worldwide to use this product commercially. By interacting with this multi-touch surface that runs on special hardware ...
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BMW Using Microsoft Surface for Product Navigator
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BMW creates the car key credit card
T3.com All —
... bit of memory hidden away in there, you can also take your personal subscriptions, favourite radio stations and contact details with you from car to car. And any sales you make with your key can be monitored online via a secure site. Clever stuff, although what happens when someone nicks your key doesn't bear thinking about. We would guess some sort of block will be added to it before it shifts from concept to market - which could be as soon as next year. Link: BMW (via Design Boom ) Related links: [image]
BMW car keys of the future may allow you to make payments via them
Newlaunches.com —
... reader via radio that is inserted into an electronic key device giving the keys the ability to access your vehicle and tender cashless payments. The key along with it's connection to a computer will allow you to access personal data such as subscriptions to services, address books or favorite radio stations from inside your own BMW, or any BMW hire car. My only worry is what will happen if the key is lost! Mayhem, I guess! bmw_car_keys_2.jpg bmw_car_keys_3.jpg bmw_car_keys_4.jpg [ Designboom ]
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