Category Archives: Smartphones
Want to drive the GTI 35? There is an app for that. No we don’t get the real thing.
Rumor was that VW considered bringing the special edition GTI 35 to the states. Today VW of America said that there is no way in hell that car is coming here! Ok maybe they weren’t so harsh about it but yeah, it is not coming here. VW’s excuse is that the GTI sells well as it is, the Golf R will be out soon and the curbs in the US will destroy the front bumper ( 2004 GLI 1.8T ring any bells?).
As a consolation price they have released an app for iOS devices featuring the GTI 35 and all 6 GTI generations racing around a track. How unfair would it be to put a MKI up agaist an MKVI? if you want the App you can get it from this itunes link.
What is iTunes tagging ?
Itunes tagging is coming to many radios in 2012 but what is it?
iTunes Tagging enables an HD Radio tuner to record information about the currently playing track, save it to an iPod/iPhone, and let you easily find that track in the iTunes Store for purchase.
Once we get our first cars with these features I will do a demo video
Volkswagen launches a new VW.com
Today Volkswagen launched a totally new version of VW.com . The new site features improved shopping tools, a totaly new owners area and as an added bonus it is HTMNL5 based so it will work on mobile devices as well . Go take a look:
Droid friendly MDI cable now available
All Volkswagens with MDI ship with a iPod/iPhone cable, but there are some people like my girlfriend who refuse to see the light and stick to big red for unknown causes (family plan is her excuse) and while I hate AT&T with a passion just as every other iPhone owner you cant deny the convience of pluging my iPhone into the MDI cable and having a wonderfull all in one device that does it all.
So for the rest of you folks there is a solution, now you can take that iPod cable and donate it to the salvation army or just burn it as a sign of hatred to the Apple Gods. If you need help unplugging that unnecessary iPod cable I show you how to replace it in this video. After that head over to your local VW dealer and ask for part # ooo-051-446-A MDI to mini UBS cable and start to enjoy the wonderful experience us iPhone owners have had for the past 18 months!
P.S. Yes I am an Apple fan boy, Sue me!
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