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youtube.com - 11/28/2008

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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t3.com - 11/28/2008

BMW creates the car key credit card

— t3.com — Don't flash your cash, flash your keys (more) BMW creates the car key credit card

BMW

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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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• galaga

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  Yay! A bigass table for my car. I'd go with Apple, their patent on multitouch is nice.

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BMW First Car Company to Implement Microsoft Surface [Microsoft Surface]
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BMW using Microsoft Surface
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BMW using MS Surface as car configurator
CrunchGear — ... Now, you could just go down a list and tick the options you want, but that wouldn’t really be posh enough for you, would it? You’re getting a Bimmer, and you want the experience to be luxurious and classy from start to finish. And that’s why they’re employing a Microsoft Surface to choose your options and check out your car’s features instead of a good old piece of paper. ...

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Gadgetreview — ... that the shopper can choose from and by tossing one of them onto the Surface it will add it accordingly to the car’s exterior or interior.  It’s hard to tell how dynamic the system is, but apprently the changes and selections will be further reflected on an additional ‘vertical’ screen, which may or may not reflect the user’s choices in videos. Looks laggy to me. [BMWBlog] ...

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SolSie.com — An application called the “BMW Product Navigator,” running on the multi-touch table top computer installed at dealerships will let customers configure their car by touching the screen to change features like car color, trim, wheels, seat covering, etc. The app was developed by Vectorform, the same team that brought the Microsoft Surface to MSNBC news, where it became a staple of the U.S. elections coverage. [BMW blog Via on10] ...