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Volkswagen to introduce iBeetle iPhone-equipped car

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 22nd, 2013)

Volkswagen will unveil the "iBeetle" this week at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show. The iBeetle will be "...one of the first cars in the world to have a genuine integrative interface for the iPhone that was coordinated with Apple," according to the company. iPhone fans and gear heads shouldn't ...

Testing iPhone 5 connection adapters with a Volkswagen

by Steven Sande (Nov 9th, 2012)

One of the immediate concerns of many Apple fans when the company announced the iPhone 5 and the Lightning connector was how the new connector would work with iPod/iPhone integration systems that are built into many cars. CNET Senior Editor Wayne Cunningham found that the iPhone 5 worked ...

New VW Bus concept comes with iPad interface

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 13th, 2011)

The venerable Volkswagen Bus has been remade for the next millennia, and the updated version of the hippie bus is now earth-friendly and technologically savvy. A concept version of the van, now called the Bulli, was showcased by Volkswagen at the Geneva International Motor Show held in March. ...

Volkswagen launches free version of Real Racing to promote 2010 GTI

by Casey Johnston (Oct 22nd, 2009)

Volkswagen knows something other car manufacturers don't: they needn't spend millions of dollars on commercials, billboards, and product placement to launch a new car. They just need to make an iPhone application, like Volkswagen has for their latest model, the 2010 GTI, and the money will follow. ...

Adobe demos Photoshop CS4's content-aware scaling

by Robert Palmer (Oct 9th, 2008)

In a QuickTime screencast, Adobe's Russell Brown demonstrates content-aware scaling, a feature of Photoshop CS4, due to be released this month. A lower-resolution YouTube demo from Lynda.com is available here, if you don't want to download a huge QuickTime movie. The content is different, but ...

Volkswagen to enhance iPod connectivity

by Dave Caolo (Mar 23rd, 2006)

Let's face it, people want computing power in their cars. We've seen people cram their Mac minis into their vehicles, and many manufacturers now offer factory-installed iPod connectivity as an option. Volkswagen must have been paying attention to both trends, as their new prototype interface ...