Adria and Jeffrey’s Trip with a Ford Zip Car
Jeffrey and Adria go on a road trip using the Ford Focus Zip Car.
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Jeffrey and Adria go on a road trip using the Ford Focus Zip Car.
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As part of Forward with Ford, we stopped by the Filmore in Detroit for dinner and a show with the band “The Head and the Heart“. Before the show, Tim Westergren took the stage. Tim is the Founder of Pandora. Tim started by talking about the future of radio. He continued on how he was […]
Good sound, bad sound. We don’t want to hear that over-volumed “Thump” of the clipping speaker in the car driving next to us, but we do want to hear when someone is honking their horn. We do want to hear a noise that illicits a reaction. That is what NoiseVision works on. The people at […]
Last year when I went out to Dearborn, MI, we saw a lot with virtualization. A mock-up car where you put on the gloves and glasses, then saw yourself move around in that virtual world. However, Ford has taken it to a new level – by simply watching how Hollywood does it. More to the […]
The second session at Forward with Ford was in the Product Development center. The session is about trend setting. The topic is about the youth aspect of trend setting. What is happening with ideas and using that to their advantage. The Panel consists of host J Mays, Barbara Bylenga – Youth trend expert, Travis Lee […]
Day 2 of the Ford Trends event started at an early as we started with a great breakfast. It was needed, for we were off to different sessions throughout the day. 5 sessions in all, we got to chose three. The first session was on Emerging Technology. The host was Paul Hochman and the discussion […]
It was a long afternoon as I flew from Madison, WI to Chicago IL and finally Detroit, MI. However, the trip was worth it just for this first day. The best part, I am here to learn about how Ford is changing the way we drive our cars. I got to my room around 6 […]
3 minutes. Have this telescope up and running within that time. With a 4,000 object database, the Celestron digital telescope will point you in the right direction. The telescope will come in 133 mm, 70 mm and 90 mm models. The instant gratification of knowing what you are looking at in 3 minutes is an […]
Ford introduces the all electric version of the Ford Focus. This is a vehicle set to be launched in 19 markets in late 2011. Esby looks deep into the car to get a full rundown of features. Of course, with the all electric Ford, you can move around a lot greener. 100% gas free, this […]
The final part of the Ford Edge video is Amy Marentic talking on who will buy the Edge, a Crossover or a brand new vehicle for that meaning. With 27 competitors, the Ford Edge is the oldest and the most purchased. 70% are loyal to buy a new Ford. Another statistic is that Edge growth […]
Part 3 of the keynote was from John Schneider. He showed us what was on the inside. With a steering wheel that looks like a joystick and a full voice recognition program inside, you have a fully responsive vehicle. John talks about My Ford Touch, with navigation even on the standard model. Sync services will […]
Nashville, TN – A group of reporters decended to Nashville to drive the new Ford Edge. I was one of those people. And while I cannot tell you how the car drives (we are under Embargo until Monday, Aug. 23rd), I can report about the rest of the 1 day event. I got in about […]
At one time, Ford would make a clay model of a car. The user would then sit in the clay model as they figured out if everything is in the right place. Nowadays, they have the Cave Automated Virtual Environment (CAVE). Using Virtual tracking and 3D technologies, the user gets to see 4 walls of […]
It’s a nice spring day. I roll down the window and place my arm on the door. I turn up the radio. It makes for a cool ride down the street, but I don’t always think “do the engineers worry about this stuff?” The answer is: Yes, they do. The next stop in the Ford […]
I look out toward the street and see the cars that litter our streets today. Compact cars, sedans and light pickup trucks. Every now and then I see the occasional souped up car. But a concept car? When I got to the Dearborn Inn in Michigan, we sat down for a nice dinner – us […]
I am no stranger to 3D modeling and motion capture. Thanks to a good friend, I have learned all about it. In fact, he just set up a motion capture studio less than two weeks ago. I saw Motion capture on games, but I never saw it in a different type of production. That is […]
As a musician, there have been many late-night drives home in where I should have pulled over and got an hour sleep. Drowsy at the wheel is not a good thing – Sometimes I wonder how I made it home. That’s what Ford tests – Stupid people like me who risk an accident just to […]
Yep, this month’s Quickcast talks about the contests of April, May and the summer. If you are a podcaster, then you need to be at the Summer of Podcasts II contest page signing up your show. We also talk about the trip to Detroit for Ford and all the other cool happenings at Geekazine. Sponsor: […]
So I walk to the car, press a button and open the door. I press the brake and push the start button – The car starts. Pretty cool. As long as I have that FAB, I feel like I don’t have to lock the car. Maybe I can get a car that looks like an […]
A rainy Wednesday morning – I sit in anticipation like an expectant father. A knock at the door and the dogs start barking uncontrollably. They always want to meet who’s at the door – and so did I. For today was a special day; I was getting a new car… Well, at least for a […]
This month I took some time to check out Netflix and how they have changed since I last used them. I had Netflix back in 2002, where you would have to wait a whole week and a half for the next 3 movies in the queue. It was an upgrade when they put in a […]
Getting ready for the show, web site goes down. I was on the Tech Buzz Friday Free for All. Did some slight audio tweaking. Social Media Club Tonight, Google will be showing up. Will be driving a Taurus SHO on April 7th to test out the SYNC system. Winner of this weeks’ Diskeeper 2010: Galliosi […]
When we saw what Ford was doing at CES 2010 with the SYNC system, we were impressed. Well, it goes without saying that not only were we impressed, but the Fast Company was, too. They put Ford on the Top Ten “Most Innovative Companies” in mobile technology. Actually, it’s #5 on the list: This is […]