Welcome to iLane — Gak!
Introducing the world’s first hands-free and eyes-free email solution for in-vehicle use: iLane™.
iLane™ provides you with a hands-free and eyes-free, voice-interactive solution for managing email messages and attachments, phone calls, SMS messages and calendar appointments while in transit. iLane™ integrates seamlessly with your car’s audio system. So as new messages arrive on your handheld device, iLane™ notifies notifies you immediately, then reads a summary aloud. Using voice commands you can then listen to the entire message; compose a reply; forward an attachment, and more.
iLane™ is unique in that it doesn’t require access to a remote server to convert email messages into voice files. All data is hosted locally and communicated directly between iLane™ and your handheld device. Likewise, data is encrypted to ensure your privacy. You no longer need to “dial in” to retrieve your messages from a server; iLane™ reads them to you immediately and automatically.
Can’t people stay away from the email for ten minutes?
Introducing the world’s first hands-free and eyes-free email solution for in-vehicle use: iLane™.
Doesn’t sound like it is brain free. You still have to divert your attention from driving to listen.
Well, at least this way, when you wreck and you are hopeless pinned insde your crushed vehicle, you can email the insurance company.
People don’t seem to understand the distraction has nothing to do with handheld/hands-free. In fact I like to use my car horn to spread that message. That said, I can see the potential of something like this being less of a distraction than other devices. However, all bets are off if you have to actually touch or interact with the unit.
From a 2000 study, note that cell phone use was not as prevalent as today.
The study found that drivers were most often distracted by something outside their vehicle (29.4 percent) followed by adjusting a radio or CD player (11.4 percent). Other specific distractions included talking with other occupants (10.9 percent), adjusting vehicle or climate controls (2.8 percent), eating or drinking (1.7 percent), cell-phone use (1.5 percent) and smoking (0.9 percent).
http://tinyurl.com/zky68
Lets see.
A teenager, with a cellphone that has internet, road hazard warnings, and Email, SMS, and Persons calling you ANYWAY.
Compared to changing a radio channel or the Air conditioner. Which Both are always setting in 1 spot, and never moving and always takes 1-2 buttons to hit, that you SHOULD be able to do blind folded.
I give up, Which is worse.
I know my aunt is a BAD BAD(BAD) driver, as she has to LOOK at the person, IN the car she is talking to. And thats without a phone on 2 way traffic. SCARY… Add a cellphone and I would NOT get in the car., even if it was someone elses, as she would WANT to listen to the 1 side of the conversation.
A friend has a young teen female, and SHE wants a phone. But cant understand 1 thing. 1000 minutes divided over 30 days ISNT ENOUGH. about 33.3 minutes a day. And SHE swears she wont use it more then that. And I wont count the minutes SHE uses on a regular phone(YEARS) and that her father (really) cant afford much more then that.
The top 10 list from yesterday needs to be updated to include products like these.
Oh just what I want to hear while I’m driving. Increase your size… buy perscription meds.. get a home loan.. Does it sort out your spam?
It also opens up a whole new realm of viruses. I wonder what sort of viruses can be sent to a car?
I think some one needs to make a car that drives it’s self so we can do more importend things on or way to work
I think that called a Dheufer(sp)??