Tweddle Group Technologies has announced a new partnership with
Slacker, which will give drivers in-vehicle access to one of the world's most complete music services. Slacker gives listeners access to millions of songs and more than 200 expert-programmed stations for free, and will be available in 2013 automobiles from select manufacturers. The partnership will also expand Tweddle's streaming music services coverage into Canada.
Tweddle's connected services platform enables infotainment and vehicle services using the driver's mobile phone or an embedded cellular modem. The cloud- and client-based solution brings drivers a full connected
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Not too long ago, home electronics and appliances meant a tank-sized radio, a refrigerator, arange, and maybe a washer and dryer. By the 1960s, TVs had successfully colonized the living rooms of America, and by the end of the century home computers were nearly as common as microwaves. Today, it’s hard to find room for all our portable devices. And it’s even harder to imagine our lives without smartphones.
We use them to find information, to record and share everything from family photos to hilarious cat videos. We rely on them for staying in touch, whether it’s sending texts and emails, updating our Facebook page, or using that quaint old means of communicating— actually talking on the phone. The smarter our phones get, the more essential they become. It’s not surprising that we’ve started to think of them our third hand.
