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* ACCESS THE NET FROM YOUR CAR 01/08/99 [Newsbytes, 229 words]
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*ACCESS THE NET FROM YOUR CAR 01/08/99 [Newsbytes,229 words]
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, U.S.A., 1999 JAN 8 (NB) -- By Newsbytes
Staff, Networking Roundup. General Magic Inc. [NASDAQ:GMGC]
along with Microsoft Corp. [NASDAQ:MSFT], has demonstrated this
week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas advanced
voice command and Internet information access functionality for
automobiles.
The demonstration involved General Magic's Portico virtual
assistant service on the Microsoft Windows CE-powered Auto PC
platform.
According to the companies, it was the first technology
collaboration between the two firms. The two aren't strangers,
however, with Microsoft making a minority investment of $6
million in General Magic last year.
A prototype onboard computer was introduced at the show, which
reportedly will make use of the Portico service to let drivers
use their natural speaking voice and get such information as
directions to addresses, which is retrieved from the Internet
and displayed onscreen in the car through Auto PC.
The companies previewed two services: Directions, which
provides directions to street addresses; and a service which
provides information about businesses.
Reported by Newsbytes News Network, newsbytes.com .
(19990108/Press Contact: General Magic Inc., 408-774-4495
/WIRES NETWORK, BUSINESS, PC, ONLINE, TELECOM/)
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