Turn Your Car into a Wireless Hotspot with Ford SYNC [VIDEO]

When Microsoft and Ford first partnered to bring SYNC technology to new cars, the idea of having an Internet-connected car was still pretty out there. Mobile broadband hadn’t started to take off, smartphones were still largely relegated to early adopters or business users, and the number of Internet-connected gadgets wasn’t anywhere close to what it is now. Now, the only real problem is finding a way to get an Internet connection to all of your different devices.
That’s going to change next year when Ford introduces the second generation of SYNC in-car connectivity systems. The new SYNC systems will let users turn their into car into one big Wi-Fi hot spot. Users can plug their own USB mobile broadband card into SYNC’s USB port and create a wireless network for everyone in the car to use.

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Send Destinations via Google Maps to Ford and GM Vehicles

Google’s “Send-To-Car” feature lets users send destinations from Google Maps directly to their vehicles. This feature previously worked with BMW and Audi vehicles, and now Google has extended its partner base for the program to Ford and GM.
Owners of Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles enabled with Ford’s SYNC system, as well as Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC (), Hummer, Pontiac, Saab or Saturn vehicles via GM’s OnStar navigation, can now take advantage of the “Send-to-Car” function.
To try it out, type in a destination into Google Maps () search, click “Send,” choose “Car” and then type in your car’s details. You can then access the destination through your car’s navigation system. It may sound like extra work to seasoned in-car navigators, but once you get used to it, it probably beats fiddling with the navigation system in the car.
Check out a video preview of the feature coupled with GM’s OnStar below.