Fords CES bust

[bandphan]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/ces/6949335/CES-2010-Ford-unveils-Tweeting-car.html

Ok a car app that will read your twits to you Insane use of R&D

 

[Halon451]

What the hell man.. really? Really? Are there people out there THAT obsessed with Twitter that they have to come up with such a thing? This world never ceases to amaze me...

Thanks for the link bp. I'm now destroying my cell phone as we speak.

 

[lsiberian]

This should be axed, work on designing a better cruise control system or crash avoidance system. Not some silly twitter app.

 

[highfigh]

I think they should work on avoiding the electrical problems that have plagued them for decades. You know, the ignition switch and cruise control kind that cause the vehicle to burn to the ground.

 

[Adam]

Just wait until we can post here via Twitter.

I'll have a Ford later that day.

 

[Seth=L]

I've said this before, but twitter is the dumbest thing since myspace. No one can convince me otherwise, and I'm sure the world would be a better place without these stupid things.

 

[son-yah-tive]

I'm a FORD guy, and I wish they'd spend the money on more important areas of the car. But, maybe they're only giving the buying public what they want.....Now there will be more dangerous AIM-MERS on the road!

 

[Seth=L]

I'm a FORD guy, and I wish they'd spend the money on more important areas of the car. But, maybe they're only giving the buying public what they want.....Now there will be more dangerous AIM-MERS on the road!

The public proves once again that it's a moron.

 

[jamie2112]

Wow what a waste...........of money

 

[Seth=L]

Wow what a waste...........of money

........and brain cells.

 

[adwilk]

Wow, I can't believe resources were used for that, but even more-so that the marketing team found enough substantial evidence to justify it. Ridiculous.

 

[Adam]

They aren't targeting you old fogies. They're looking at the young, hip crowd.

 

[Halon451]

They aren't targeting you old fogies. They're looking at the young, hip crowd.

Right... the future of America. Well, there goes the neighborhood...

 

[Hi Ho]

I don't use Twitter and I think it is stupid. However, I think Ford is doing some really cool stuff lately. The Twitter thing is kind of useless but that isn't the whole story. Ford is building a platform on their Sync technology which will allow developers to add functionality. I think Ford has seen the light and is really turning things around. I saw their stuff at the Seattle Auto Show and for the first time in memory I was actually very impressed with their products. The new Taurus SHO is a very slick looking car with impressive specs to boot. I wish they'd just drop the Taurus name.

Sync is awesome. I wish I had it in my Mazda.

 

[yettitheman]

I think they should work on avoiding the electrical problems that have plagued them for decades. You know, the ignition switch and cruise control kind that cause the vehicle to burn to the ground.

I was thinking the electronic ignition modules that liked to eat themselves.... used to carry a few spares in a old Econoline that looked like it transported prisoners.... LOL.

 

[lsiberian]

I don't use Twitter and I think it is stupid. However, I think Ford is doing some really cool stuff lately. The Twitter thing is kind of useless but that isn't the whole story. Ford is building a platform on their Sync technology which will allow developers to add functionality. I think Ford has seen the light and is really turning things around. I saw their stuff at the Seattle Auto Show and for the first time in memory I was actually very impressed with their products. The new Taurus SHO is a very slick looking car with impressive specs to boot. I wish they'd just drop the Taurus name.

Sync is awesome. I wish I had it in my Mazda.

Ford is behind the curve because of these kinds of choices. Toyota and Honda are off perfecting the hybrid engine and building advanced robots while Ford is making twitter apps. I know Ford has a robot, but it's not Asimov.

However this type of waste is a part of our day.