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BMW Product Navigator: create your next Bimmer on a Surface
engadget.com - 12/1/2008
BMW Product Navigator: create your next Bimmer on a Surface
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It hasn't even been two months since Microsoft loosed its Surface SDK , and already we're seeing new and improved (or is it just one or the other?) uses of the giant multitouch display . In a presumed attempt to keep savvy shoppers off of those message boards and in the dealership, BMW has ...

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BMW Product Navigator (video)
— youtube.com — The BMW Product Navigator, based on Microsoft Surface, allows potential BMW buyers to configure their new car in a fascinating way. BMW is the first car manu... (more) BMW Product Navigator (video)
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bmwblog.com - 11/30/2008
BMW Using Microsoft Surface for Product Navigator
— bmwblog.com — BMW has hosted a video on how they are implementing Microsoft Surface for product configuration. BMW is the first car manufacturer worldwide to use this product commercially. By interacting with this multi-touch surface that runs on special hardware ... (more) BMW Using Microsoft Surface for Product Navigator

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autoblog.com - 12/1/2008
VIDEO: First footage of BMW Product Navigator using Microsoft Surface
— autoblog.com — VIDEO: First footage of BMW Product Navigator using Microsoft Surface (more) VIDEO: First footage of BMW Product Navigator using ...

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BMW Product Navigator Meets Microsoft Surface
Tech Blog — ... Think of the BMW Product Navigator as an automobile-themed Microsoft Surface. This technology "enables prospective customers to develop their next whip rather than taking their John Hancock and doing the hard work itself." Video after the break. Personally, we'd rather spend our time on the track in Spartanburg deciding which model suits us best, but to each his / her own, we guess. [via Engadget]

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