Microsoft Demos Concept for Windows in the Car [Video]

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Posted April 5, 2014 at 8:00pm by iClarified

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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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.

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Ari - April 8, 2014 at 11:12pm

No one's childish here. Bu if you seriously think that, you must really be mature, and if you can't handle that, get off the site. No one needs to be babysat here, especially by YOU.

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 (Shamesung, its fingerprint scanner, Microshit its car concept). But EVEN IF they win, the companies will STILL copy apple, no matter if they lost or not.

Kr00 - April 5, 2014 at 10:48pm

God NO!!!! If their cars crash just like their OS does, nobody will survive.

Ari - April 7, 2014 at 12:44pm

I can see the headline now… "Many People Dead Due To Microjunk's 'Innovative' Car Experience" "Microjunk Sued By Families Of Incident"

gamerscul9870 - April 5, 2014 at 9:25pm

After slowly but finally releasing boretana for an attempt to beat siri, now I see this? Who's still honoring dill baits? Seriously who?

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 8:09pm

Brace yourselves, the mocking shit is coming. Wait until the 10 ads of microshit show up.

Ari - April 7, 2014 at 2:08am

"Honestly, I want to see microjunk do something original besides copying it from apple."

Ari - April 7, 2014 at 2:09am

That would make a good windows commercial

gamerscul9870 - April 7, 2014 at 2:10am

Why are their quotes?

Ari - April 7, 2014 at 2:12am

It would be what the spokesperson would say. Oh wait, spokesslave.

gamerscul9870 - April 5, 2014 at 8:06pm

Now shamesung and microjunk are taking lessons from each other. Microjunk copies like them and shamesung mocks like them. Either one will end like bbm.

J - April 5, 2014 at 8:04pm

Microsoft but Apple icon...