Rather than offering a simple, single - line radio display like the BMW 1 Series models that we've tested, the 2013 3er features the automaker's iDrive controller and a 6.5 - inch LCD that sticks
out of the dashboard like it should be retractable, but isn't.
Sticking
out of the dashboard like a toasted iPad is a very un-Scion-like 7 - inch voice - activated Mazda Connect infotainment system.
Not exact matches
Like everyone else, we look to Google Analytics as an oracle, but there's only so much divination you can pull
out of a
dashboard.
With soft Windsor leather across the doors, steering wheel, and the brand's so - called full width unbroken beam
dashboard, there's a sense
of specialness and luxury that's rounded
out by an Alcantara headliner and details
like cut diamond perforations, which form a subtle array
of Union Jacks across the seat centers.
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of a Royal Daimler that was carried
out for the Queen's Silver Jubilee / Commercially Speaking — Lighter Commercials /
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And
like other upscale Audis, there's an optional (and surely fabulously expensive) 1300 - watt, 15 - speaker Bang + Olufsen sound system with gorgeous motorized tweeters that rise
out of the
dashboard.
If you do it with the micron precision and mirror - image weave
of Pagani, I can see there's something mildly pleasing about it, but bog - standard
dashboard - trim carbonfibre, especially the fake, printed stuff, just looks
like a»70s telly gone
out of tune.
The
dashboard looks
like it was lifted straight
out of an Acura.
A three - spoke steering wheel pokes
out from the aluminum
dashboard, and the exposed door structures,
like the taillights, form the same
of the Union Jack.
Now offering a more stable drive with a spacious and comfortable interior, the 2012 Chrysler 300C carries touches
of luxury,
like a wood and leather - wrapped power tilt - and - telescoping sport steering wheel and soft - touch
dashboard and instrument panel, which help this car to look sharp whether you're inside or
out.
Audi is one
of those marques that's usually at the forefront
of car technology, coming
out with interesting stuff
like a fingerprint reader for added security, an infotainment system accepting commands from a tablet that recognizes handwriting, and installing those sweet Bang & Olufsen audio systems where the tweeters rise up
out of the
dashboard.
I don't even mind the Tron
dashboard anymore (though the center bias will never be a good idea), and I actually enjoyed the monolithic center console that felt
like something
out of business class on an airliner.
The
dashboard looks
like it was lifted
out of a 1998 BMW 740iL (a great dash), scaled up 10 percent, and shoved into this truck.
Not enough cup holders for the Starbucks cups and Diet Cokes that are constantly accruing in our car, lots
of wires coming
out of the
dashboard in the front and under the seats that little kids
like to try to grab.
Inside, the 250h was a lot more interesting, with quality real - wood trim and leather upholstery and plenty
of electronics, many
of them controlled by a weird little mouse -
like knob that juts
out from the center
dashboard.
We're also quite impressed with some
of the subtler touches,
like the cup holder which folds
out of the
dashboard.
It continues to wow both drivers and passengers with a plethora
of cool convenience features
like available automatic parallel and perpendicular parking, while bringing to the table a healthy amount
of well - thought -
out dashboard tech.
Note: If you do have more than one author central account, make sure you log
out of the secondary one before you log back into your KDP
dashboard otherwise it'll look
like all your books have disappeared.
I felt
like a kid with a present... and no hands... Finally,
out of sheer desperation, I flailed around the
Dashboard pretty much clicking random buttons.
I ran the demo a second time, and my guide from Sony pointed
out some
of the interactivity I hadn't tried the first time through,
like adjusting the vents on the air conditioning, fiddling with the radio knobs, and opening the glove compartment where I found ammunition that I stacked on the
dashboard for easy access later.
I spoke with Samsung's EVP
of Corporate Strategy, David Steel, during the tour and mentioned that even though companies
like Microsoft and Google have dropped
out of the home energy management
dashboard game, that it feels
like it's just a matter
of time until a connected home is a reality and people are measuring, monitoring, and managing their home's energy use on customized terms.
When I spoke with Samsung's EVP
of Corporate Strategy, David Steel, I mentioned that even though companies
like Microsoft and Google have dropped
out of the home energy management
dashboard game, that it feels
like it's just a matter
of time until a connected home is a reality and people are measuring, monitoring, and managing their home's energy use on customized terms.
As you narrow down your answers, organizing your plans on the site's personalized
dashboard makes it easy to create primary and backup plans for the handling
of your property and assets, who your beneficiaries are, and how you'd
like your medical care and final arrangements carried
out.
But what many folks would really
like to do is give you a tool that does it for you: go through the tedious work
of figuring
out Facebook's inscrutable privacy
dashboard, and roll that expertise up in a self - executing recipe — a piece
of computer code that autopiloted your browser to login to Facebook on your behalf and ticked all the right boxes for you, with no need for you to do the fiddly work.
It's not
like there's a Google Home speaker sticking
out of the
dashboard, but there might as well be — select Chrysler models support spoken commands on the road via the Google Assistant.
Today's Samsung report focuses in on those designs that stood
out from the pack which include an in - vehicle
dashboard cluster and a series
of new tablet GUI's covering both spiral and 3D -
like designs.
Last, but certainly not least for the crowd full
of developers, Google introduced Play Console
Dashboard, which analyzes every app and points
out the top six issues causing performance issues
like battery drain, crashes and slow UI.