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Re: Voice activated controls
Hachiroku, 11/28/2005,9:22:36 PM, wrote:
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> On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 00:29:07 +0000, David J wrote:
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> > Just noticed an ad for the 2006 European Ford Fiesta which has some
> > voice-activated controls.
> >
> > Examples listed are Air Conditioning - ON, CD track - Two.
> >
> > Do we really need this technology on Toyota cars? I foresee all
> > types of disadvantages here.... eg backseat drivers..
> >
> > David[/color]
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> Back in the Good Old Days the Crown had three radio controls. On was
> located, obviously, on the radio.
>
> The other was located on the floor under the driver's left foot,
> where the dimmer would be on an American car.
>
> But the best one (or worst, depending on where you sat in the car)
> was in the middle of the back of the front seat. It wasn't visible,
> but you could find it handily.
>
> What it did was, when pressed, would cause a motor to move the tuner
> all the way to one end of the dial, and then it would go back in the
> opposite direction. Talk about Radio Wars.
>
> The one I saw was on a '73.[/color]
That reminds me of a golf trip I took with a couple of buddies in a
Ford Explorer a few years ago. On the way back I drove, another guy
was the passenger and the owner of the Ford sat in the back. My
co-pilot started playing with the radio, looking for a radio station to
listen to. Everytime he settled on one and sat back, the radio would
change stations. He kept fixing it over and over, each time muttering
more obcenities at the radio for not staying put. Finally we heard the
guy in the back giggling as he was messing with the remote control
while the front passenger was beginning to pound the dashboard. I
laughed so hard that I nearly lost control and had to pull over. The
look on my co-pilot's face was priceless!
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