Microsoft Demos Concept for Windows in the Car [Video]

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Posted April 5, 2014 at 8:00pm by Shalom Levytam

Microsoft demoed a concept for Windows in the Car at its developer conference this week.

Similar to CarPlay, Microsoft is working on a brought-in device approach to in-vehicle-infotainment systems. Users will be able to connect their smartphone to the car and view a projection of the device on the vehicle's display via the Mirrorlink standard.

On the start page you can see the current speed limit for the road you're on, large buttons for common tasks (tiles), mute, view, search and settings buttons, as well as tabs, time, temperature, cell signal and your device's battery life across the top. You can pin common tasks to the start page and swipe between pages.

Tapping the additional tabs at the top provides access to the interfaces for Maps, Phone, Music, and HVAC.

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[via Tim]

Microsoft Demos Concept for Windows in the Car [Video]

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Not Someone You Know - April 7, 2014 at 4:49pm

Lol, the average age of the commenters here must be less than 12.. Saying things like Microjunk, Shamesung.. Come on guys, this isn't kindergarten, it is a technology site and everybody is welcome to share their opinion and brand preference, but please, don't be childish.

Paul Marley - April 6, 2014 at 8:49am

Three new buttons on the steering wheel? Ctrl Alt & Delete possibly.....

iOS user - April 6, 2014 at 4:18am

Expecting blue screen and automatic update at any time soon

King - April 6, 2014 at 12:58am

That's actually a good thing that Microsoft followed apple on this. It's good completion which makes the company give out better products. It's not axactly copying. That's like saying that the every car manufactured copied the first one because all of them has wheels...

gamerscul9870 - April 6, 2014 at 1:27am

Unless a product looks like and works exactly like it, then it's not copying. You kind of have a point.

gamerscul9870 - April 5, 2014 at 11:06pm

They are becoming samsung just like HTC is becoming them in a chain reaction. Starting to copy apples ideas. What's next, Motorola will do the same? Then asus and so forth?

Ari - April 7, 2014 at 12:53pm

Well, start getting ready for the techopalypse. Companies will start copying Apple's stuff, afterwards, they'll bring it out to the public. Blah blah blah, success, until Apple files a patent trial. Of course Apple will win, because of its general idea (Samsung, its fingerprint scanner, Microsoft its car concept). But EVEN IF they win, the companies will STILL copy Apple, no matter if they lost or not.

Za - April 5, 2014 at 8:55pm

Did they show a BSOD? Nothing funnier than walking through an airport and seeing BSOD all over the place.

gamerscul9870 - April 5, 2014 at 8:06pm

Now Samsung and Microsoft are taking lessons from each other. Microsoft copies like them and Samsung mocks like them. Either one will end like BBM.

J - April 5, 2014 at 8:04pm

Microsoft but Apple icon...