Washington Post (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
Officials at Ford's Theatre have decided not to put on permanent display the embroidered overcoat Abraham Lincoln wore the night he was assassinated in 1865.
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- The coat Abraham Lincoln wore the night he was assassinated in 1865 was too fragile for permanent display, Ford Theater officials in Washington say. The historic theater, undergoing a $50 million renovation, was to have showcased the embroidered blood-stained coat 24 hours a day in observance of the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth next month. Officials, on second thought,...
Your Gadget Guide (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Ghost riding a wave of success with the in-car Sync, Ford has unveiled expansions to its Microsoft-fueled communications system. The biggest addition here is turn-by-turn directions and traffic reports (sound familiar?), but it’ll also offer news, weather, and sports. The updates will first appear in some 2010 Ford models later this year and will [...]
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inilex, a leading provider of intelligent telemetry solutions, today announced the acquisition of SkyWay Systems’ automotive telemetry business. SkyWay provides telemetry safety and
The Caucus (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
With Barack Obama's swearing in, more living Democratic presidents than Republican.
J Gadgets (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Section: Audio , Car Audio , Gadgets / Other , GPS/Navigation , Transportation , Trade Shows , CES The president of Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division, Robbie Bach, announced today that the company and Ford are updating SYNC. SYNC was announced at last year’s Consumer Electronics Show and is touted as a mobile entertainment and communication platform for your mobile devices and digital...
Washington Wire (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
June Kronholz reports on the inauguration. Barack Obama ’s inaugural committee said it is giving the Smithsonian Institution $700,000 to help pay for longer hours and more security at its museums on Inauguration Day. The American History Museum on the National Mall will open at 8 a.m., two hours early, and the other museums will have special exhibits . Among them: Visitors will be able to see the original...
Driive (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Filed under: Gadgets , CES , Ford Ford and Microsoft debuted SYNC at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show , updated the system at last year's event and now keep the tradition alive with more enhancements for 2009. The next iteration of SYNC will sport new features able to take full advantage of a user's GPS-enabled bluetooth smartphone. Boiled down to the bare essentials, these features are summed up...
Driive (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Detroit's North American International Auto Show changes subject ... MLive.com, MI - 1 hour ago Ford Motor Co. plans global unveilings of its Lincoln MKT crossover, Mustang Shelby GT1500 coupe and convertible, and likely its all-new European-bred Ford ...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
2009 Inaugural Program Itinerary Saturday, January 17 Students arrive in Washington D.C.: Orientation Sunday, January 18 Historic Site Visits: -- Mount Vernon Estate and Educational Center Gardens -- Arlington National Cemetery, including the gravesites of President -- Kennedy and President Taft -- Korean War Memorial -- Marine Corps Memorial -- Vietnam Veterans Memorial -- World War...
Gearlog (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Microsoft's Sync voice-activated communications and entertainment system, available exclusively on new Ford vehicles, will receive several major upgrades as part of its 2.0 release.
Terrific Shit (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
Ford and Microsoft's Sync is already pretty great—and the new generation Sync that S-Balm's revealing at this very moment at his keynote is better—turn-by-turn voice direction and more, cooed by Sync's lovely Samantha. Sync has never tackled nav info, so it'll be interesting to see how this pans out. The traffic service will send you a text message with alerts along your route, which is then read...
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KickingTires (Free subscription) | yesterday
Based on a new study, Consumer Reports says both Ford and GM have made “real progress” in reliability ratings, although Chrysler did not receive similar good news. According to the analysis, which drew upon both consumer surveys and vehicle testing,...
The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | yesterday
When is buying a used car from an established new car dealer actually the receipt of stolen property? When the dealer didn’t pay off the previous owner’s loan. The New York Times has tales of the woe car buyers are facing thanks to now-shuttered houses of ill-repute. Vacaville Ford, for example, sold Diana Foley a used 2006 Lincoln Town [...]
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trymi | 01/03/2009
An automatic parking system is going to be introduced by Ford in its lead Lincoln MKS sedan, on top of the upcoming Lincoln MKT 7-seat luxury crossover, to make parallel parking much easier. Recognized as ‘Active Park Assist’, the system will be offered in the middle of next year as an option on both models. At the onset of this year, it was reported that Ford was intending on installing around 90%
trymi | 11/21/2008
Completing three of Ford’s improved mid-size sedans this week at the LA Auto Show is the new Lincoln MKZ, which like its predecessor Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan siblings has gotten a new face, revised insides, and more standard attributes for the 2010.
