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For years, Microsoft founder and former CEO Bill Gates was the keynoter at the Consumer Electronics Show. When Microsoft first announced its intention to create software for cars nearly a decade ago, most people that had suffered through the indignities of the blue screen of death recoiled in horror. The idea of having to close all of our car windows and re-booting our cars became a running joke. While Microsoft's automotive in-roads probably didn't get as far as the company hoped, it does have one prominent application: Sync, one of the most popular options in Ford vehicles in recent years. <br />
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With Gates' retirement, Ford CEO Alan Mullaly will be taking on the big keynote in Vegas next January and the Consumer Electronics Association (CES) will honor the automaker for its efforts in developing Sync and the Work Solutions package for its trucks. Ford has continued to expand the functionality of Sync recently adding traffic, directions and general information, as well integrating with Bluetooth phones to automatically call 911 in an emergency. The show organizers have also named the new Taurus as the official car of the 2010 show. Why? We're not entirely certain.<br />
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[Source: Ford]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/13/ford-gets-ces-innovation-awards-for-sync-and-work-solutions/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Ford gets CES innovation awards for Sync and Work Solutions</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/13/ford-gets-ces-innovation-awards-for-sync-and-work-solutions/">Ford gets CES innovation awards for Sync and Work Solutions</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:33:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/13/ford-gets-ces-innovation-awards-for-sync-and-work-solutions/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19232353/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/13/ford-gets-ces-innovation-awards-for-sync-and-work-solutions/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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For years, Microsoft founder and former CEO Bill Gates was the keynoter at the Consumer Electronics Show. When Microsoft first announced its intention to create software for cars nearly a decade ago, most people that had suffered through the indignities of the blue screen of death recoiled in horror. The idea of having to close all of our car windows and re-booting our cars became a running joke. While Microsoft's automotive in-roads probably didn't get as far as the company hoped, it does have one prominent application: Sync, one of the most popular options in Ford vehicles in recent years. <br />
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With Gates' retirement, Ford CEO Alan Mullaly will be taking on the big keynote in Vegas next January and the Consumer Electronics Association (CES) will honor the automaker for its efforts in developing Sync and the Work Solutions package for its trucks. Ford has continued to expand the functionality of Sync recently adding traffic, directions and general information, as well integrating with Bluetooth phones to automatically call 911 in an emergency. The show organizers have also named the new Taurus as the official car of the 2010 show. Why? We're not entirely certain.<br />
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[Source: Ford]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/13/ford-gets-ces-innovation-awards-for-sync-and-work-solutions/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Ford gets CES innovation awards for Sync and Work Solutions</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/13/ford-gets-ces-innovation-awards-for-sync-and-work-solutions/">Ford gets CES innovation awards for Sync and Work Solutions</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:33:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/13/ford-gets-ces-innovation-awards-for-sync-and-work-solutions/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19232353/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/13/ford-gets-ces-innovation-awards-for-sync-and-work-solutions/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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