Husky Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 im looking at getting an android phone for when my work moves to google. this will hopefully make life simple and keep it apple free i found this app, i love the new take on an old idea it was designed by people in MIT as part of a challenge to get people android app programming. 1. KEI This method of using your phone to remotely control your car is one of the most unique Android applications developed by the students at MIT. It’s essentially a Bluetooth key which functions as a control for your car so that you can automatically unlock or start the vehicle remotely by using your phone. It’s set up so that you can control one car with multiple phones (for families that share cars) and / or you can control multiple cars with a single phone (for people who have more than one vehicle). KEI requires a simple install device in the car and is designed to eventually be able to read the car’s diagnostic information for you. This is an ideal application for people who always lose their car keys but never forget to take their phones with them. KEI has been a dream of mine for some time. It’s basically a Bluetooth key for all your stuff. In this early version, it was demonstrated as an automatic car starter and unlocker so you don’t have to try to find your car keys all the time. It’s built so that multiple people can control the same car and/or multiple cars can be controlled by a single phone. Security is handled via 128-bit encryption and there will be an administrative interface so you can cut your ex-lover’s access off when the two of you break up. There’s a relatively simple module that gets installed in your car, much like existing remote starter systems work. Future KEI systems would also read diagnostic information from your car as well. didnt quite know where to pop this thread feel free to move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNABASHED Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 iPhone has it as well, all you need is a $300 adaptor in your car and a $19.99 anual subscription lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 iPhone has it as well, all you need is a $300 adaptor in your car and a $19.99 anual subscription lol pmsl theres always a catch haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNABASHED Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default ... ryId=20810 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 thats just silly haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 i think the difference is that the android one proposed is bluetooth as opposed to being a phone signal. who knows, but you wouldnt need a subscription for a bluetooth app? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Why don't you like iPhones dude ? Mine is glued to my arm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNABASHED Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Why don't you like iPhones dude ? Mine is glued to my arm +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 Why don't you like iPhones dude ? Mine is glued to my arm +1 EVIL! I dont like anything that everyone else has otherwise i would own an audi TT... but like i say, everything in my work is swapping to google and mobile access to email will be possible etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanski Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I know what you mean mate but I had windows Mo phone before and it was good (for modding anyway) but the wonderphone really is top of the tree as far as interfaces go anyway. p.s the intial phase of iphone hysteria has gone now so its safe to buy the latest version (like me!) Basically it just works! What I do hate is the hype and marketing but that goes with everything these days we dont drive a car anymore its a lifestyle statement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 With you on that one Husky. Just got my HTC Hero the other day and its wicked 16gb memory card is well on its way to having my music library on it 8gb taken up already. Really nice bit of kit Would love that app for mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanski Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 The only problem I have with extra ways to access your pride and joy is the fact that some scum bag will always have a way around this type of tech. Will your car insurance be effected by this extra bit of kit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 I know what you mean mate but I had windows Mo phone before and it was good (for modding anyway) but the wonderphone really is top of the tree as far as interfaces go anyway. p.s the intial phase of iphone hysteria has gone now so its safe to buy the latest version (like me!) Basically it just works! What I do hate is the hype and marketing but that goes with everything these days we dont drive a car anymore its a lifestyle statement! exactly, i dont like to buy something just because everyone else does. the inevitable band wagon following a heavily marketed product whether its good or not. Also having to pay for desirability is annoying. I have played about on freinds Iphones and liked them. i'm still pondering on it, would like to be the only one with an android phone though im sure a psychologist would have a field day with me and my wacky ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 The only problem I have with extra ways to access your pride and joy is the fact that some scum bag will always have a way around this type of tech. Will your car insurance be effected by this extra bit of kit? I can see car companies wanting it to be Thatcham approved in this country if you do get something like that. They are the defacto in aftermarket car alarms and security systems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 The only problem I have with extra ways to access your pride and joy is the fact that some scum bag will always have a way around this type of tech. Will your car insurance be effected by this extra bit of kit? i assume it would be down the same lines as a remote start and the insurance companies are pretty wary about them i think. it would need some form of approval yes i would have thought so, by the sounds of things it pretty secure and i suppose someone would need to know you had it in the first place to hack into it. and seeing as it would prob be quite rare i wouldnt have thought anyone would go to the trouble they'd be quicker just smashing the window... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNABASHED Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I know what you mean mate but I had windows Mo phone before and it was good (for modding anyway) but the wonderphone really is top of the tree as far as interfaces go anyway. p.s the intial phase of iphone hysteria has gone now so its safe to buy the latest version (like me!) Basically it just works! What I do hate is the hype and marketing but that goes with everything these days we dont drive a car anymore its a lifestyle statement! exactly, i dont like to buy something just because everyone else does. the inevitable band wagon following a heavily marketed product whether its good or not. Also having to pay for desirability is annoying. I have played about on freinds Iphones and liked them. i'm still pondering on it, would like to be the only one with an android phone though im sure a psychologist would have a field day with me and my wacky ideas I didn't get the iPhone when it was first released for that exact reason but I just couldn't ignore that it does everything it says, as good if not better than others, and has the best interface of the lot. Buying a phone to be different is just like goth kids dressing in black to show off there 'individuality' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 I know what you mean mate but I had windows Mo phone before and it was good (for modding anyway) but the wonderphone really is top of the tree as far as interfaces go anyway. p.s the intial phase of iphone hysteria has gone now so its safe to buy the latest version (like me!) Basically it just works! What I do hate is the hype and marketing but that goes with everything these days we dont drive a car anymore its a lifestyle statement! exactly, i dont like to buy something just because everyone else does. the inevitable band wagon following a heavily marketed product whether its good or not. Also having to pay for desirability is annoying. I have played about on freinds Iphones and liked them. i'm still pondering on it, would like to be the only one with an android phone though im sure a psychologist would have a field day with me and my wacky ideas I didn't get the iPhone when it was first released for that exact reason but I just couldn't ignore that it does everything it says, as good if not better than others, and has the best interface of the lot. Buying a phone to be different is just like goth kids dressing in black to show off there 'individuality' :P :P its also that i know everything an iphone can do and everything is the same as the guy next to you. i find that boring, much more exciting to play with something new but, looking at the contracts available with android im not so sure... none with unlimited web allowance.. is this normal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Where are you looking, Orange under £30pm free Hero and 500mb of Web and vodafone have similar offers to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 Where are you looking, Orange under £30pm free Hero and 500mb of Web and vodafone have similar offers to highly likely im just blind i only had a really quick look tbh. will investigate further now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confuzed Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 I have T-Mobile G1, the original android phone, and my contract includes unlimited data. My girlfriend has the iPhone 3Gs and I have to admit there are times I wish I'd gone down that route rather than android, but other times I see limitations on the iPhone that I don't have and prefer what I've got. And I really don't like the on screen keyboard, especially in portrait orientation. If you're anything like me, you'll like whichever you get, but that won't stop you having that "grass is greener" feeling when you see someone with the other one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted October 23, 2009 Author Share Posted October 23, 2009 what kind things does your android excel at over the iphone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 what kind things does your android excel at over the iphone? Dude, I dunno bout the other phone but I bought my iphone at the start of the year and I can honestly say it's my best purchase of the year. Toilet breaks, dentist, doctors and hospital appointments have never been as much fun Highly recommend anyone to buy one !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 what kind things does your android excel at over the iphone? Dude, I dunno bout the other phone but I bought my iphone at the start of the year and I can honestly say it's my best purchase of the year. Toilet breaks, dentist, doctors and hospital appointments have never been as much fun Highly recommend anyone to buy one !! No they are evil as said before. The iphone is nice, but the company behind it is evil they treat customers like idiots. Win mo isnt gonna get good until win mo 7. 6.5 is a dissapointment. Android will be the best as apps will be fully customisble and political and business wont affect which apps make it to the store cough google voice cough. Yes Im a nerd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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