Using Apple CarPlay

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat!  Sign up here to get your own Follow Us This Week in Electronics & Gadgets CarPlay is Apple's adaptation of its iOS operating system into a compatible in-dashboard touchscreen display powered by your iPhone. CarPlay, however, is designed to be driven by your voice more than by the touchscreen. Read on to learn how Apple,  car-makers, and after-market manufacturers such as Pioneer are implementing CarPlay now. Also this week, Microsoft's new free Office apps, TV and game reviews, and more. Fred Zahradnik Electronics & Gadgets Editor Using Apple CarPlay Apple's CarPlay, which brings some core functions of a connected iPhone onto a touchscreen dashboard display, is becoming available as an aftermarket product, and on select new car models. READ NOW   Share Free Microsoft Mobile Apps Help You Stay Productive Microsoft recently announced new, improved Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps for iPhone and iPad that give you fuller functionality than previously. Before, you could only view Office files on iOS, but now you have added editing and collaboration capabilities. READ NOW   Share Canon Powershot G1 X Camera Review The Powershot G1 X Mark II has enough strengths - primarily a large 1.5-inch image sensor - that make it well worth considering. With a fast lens and the large image sensor, the G1 X Mark II excels as a portrait camera for example. READ NOW   Share Top TVs for Small Spaces If you are looking for a TV, but don't have a lot of space, consider an LCD or LED/LCD TV in the 26 through 29-inch screen sizes. Check out the following selections for some great choices. READ NOW   Share FEATURED ARTICLES • Tips to Extend iPhone Battery Life • 16 Cool Alternate Keyboards for iPhone • Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 Review (Xbox) • Why Special Glasses to Watch 3D? • Graphics Formats to Speed Web Pages • Import Music CDs Into iTunes Advertisement About Technology   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Electronics & Gadgets newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved - Privacy Policy