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

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Engadget:  BMW Product Navigator: create your next Bimmer on a Surface

PR News::  BMW Product Navigator: Thanks to Microsoft’s Surface SDK

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BMW Product Navigator: create your next Bimmer on a Surface
Engadget — ... video showcasing the so-called Product Navigator. Said device reminds us an awful lot of that fictional computer seen the recent "Twins" Volkswagen commercial, though it actually enables prospective customers to develop their next whip rather than taking their John Hancock and doing the hard work itself. 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. Vid's after the break. [Via Autoblog] Continue reading BMW Product Navigator: create your next Bimmer on a Surface ...

BMW Product Navigator: Thanks to Microsoft’s Surface SDK
PR News: — ... for you, this means choosing the model, color, interior and other extras. Often it is hard to know exactly what the end product will look like, but thanks to the Microsoft’s Surface SDK, customers will be able to see what they are getting. Once customers have finished making all the changes to their new BMW, you can save all the data on a portable storage device, then take it home and enjoy what you have just purchased for yourself or show your friends and family Source

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