So much of my travel time in an automobile is spent fiddling with the radio dial looking for some audio entertainment. Or, if a get a phone call, chatting on my cell.
As everyone knows, such activities are hardly conducive to good driving. And yet, we continue doing them. Why? Because there are very few hands-free alternatives in today’s automobile.
This is all about to change, however.
Ford has just announced that it will be installing a new system in many of its automobiles that finally solves this problem. Sync is hands-free based software that syncs with all your electronic doo-dads in a manner in which you can keep your hands on the wheel and your eyes on the road.
Sync, priced as a very reasonable $395 option in the States, not only communicates with your Bluetooth-enabled cell phone, allowing you to talk hands free, but it also reads text messages to you. In addition, you can tell the onboard computer which songs (or even which genre of songs) you want played from your digital music player.
Now, if it will only drive for me as well, I just might consider buying a Ford.