Apple device owners, specifically iPhones, might get one less thing to worry about in the near future– car keys! That’s because Apple has reportedly added a ‘CarKey’ feature to the iPhones and Apple Watches. This can apparently replace the traditional physical car keys for automobiles that tend to get lost, forgotten, or broken.
Apple R&D Budget Suggests Something Big is in the Works
Apple is a company that is know for keeping well guarded secrets. This is particularly true when it is working on a new product that hasn’t even been announced yet. Sure, there are occasionally leaks about upcoming gadgets that make their way out to the press via the supply chain, but those typically don’t occur […]
Does CarPlay Really Matter?
Early Monday morning Apple announced CarPlay; a new way to use your iPhone and car to listen to music, talk on the phone, receive text messages, and get turn-by-turn directions via Apple Maps. This giant step from Apple seems to be a great new way to use iOS 7 and your car, but does CarPlay […]
If Apple Made an iCar…
Steve Jobs famously said (in his biography by Walter Isaacson) that he’d always wanted to design a consumer car. Sadly, he never got the chance. But if he had… Might his iCar have looked like one of these?
iPad and the Car
I’ve written about using the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad in the car before, but this latest one takes the cake. It’s an in-dash kit designed to replace the factory car stereo with an iPad. It’s made by the fine people at Scosche, who are known for not only making car stereo components, but also […]
