OT: Technology gone mad

From today's Melbourne Age review of the [Australian version] Honda Legend:

"The Legend's dash layout is not as simple and intuitive as most Hondas. A chaotic, crowded centre console and indistinct screen graphics combine to make BMW's iDrive controller seem a model of clarity and efficiency.

There are five separate driver-system interfaces for the air-conditioning, for example. It's also linked to the satellite navigation, which identifies the car's location anywhere in the world, works out the angle of the sun (taking account of the season) relative to the driver and passenger, then adjusts the temperature and airflow on either side of the car to compensate for their different exposure to its rays. It sounds impressive but we're not sure it's any better than good old blue for cool and red for hot."

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had too much time on their hands!

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Tony Bryer
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Some will buy on this kind of stuff. Plenty of products have features that are nowt but a waste of time today, tis marketing.

NT

Reply to
meow2222

Some will buy on this kind of stuff. Plenty of products have features that are nowt but a waste of time today, tis marketing.

Thing is, its hard to predict which of these seeming nonsenses will actually turn out to be appreciated by consumers and become valued features.

NT

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meow2222

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