Reccently Hyundai cars have been equipped with the hardware necessary to create an application for smart watches that enables car owners to control their cars "James Bond" style. The app is made for smart watches and takes advantage of mobile data networks in order to let the user control their car with a touch interface. The application features features such as being able to start up your car from a distance, honking the horn to find your car, and many more things.
Link to the original article with more information on the subject regarding the smart watch application for Hyundai cars: https://www.yahoo.com/tech/buy-a-hyundai-start-your-car-from-your-wrist-107337884139.html
I think that it is very cool that Hyundai has made the smart watch application interface standard on their newer cars. As time goes on I can only see the amount of smart watches in the world increasing. I also think that the app is a great way to use the hardware and the features that a smart watch provides. I think that this application interface will help car owners get places more efficiently. Another added bonus to the application is that it lets the consumer check in on their car from long distances. If you were a businessman or a member of a family on vacation you would want to be able to check on your car at the airport to make sure that it has not been damaged. The application that Hyundai has developed will help consumers feel more safe about what is happening with their cars because the car is always "on their wrist". I think that the application has a lot of potential when paired up with great hardware. For example the controls for all of the radio devices and air-conditioning units could be moved to the smart watch. This could free up space on the dash board and could allow for more space for things such as cup holders and screens with touch interfaces. The smart watch application could also be used to help control the audio system in the car. Our family has troubles balancing the audio in our car whenever we go on a vacation. For example, my parents in the front of the car might not want to hear the audio from a movie that we are watching in the back. For them it is hard to control the audio because we control it (and it is even hard for us to reach). The smart watch could easily solve this problem by allowing the user to control the balance of the audio in the car by swiping something on their wrist. I also think that the smart watch could be used to help users control the lights in the car. For some it is hard to reach the lights in the back of the car. The smart watch application could easily eliminate this problem because, once again, it is able to make the control of the lights easier by making it available at the swipe of the wrist.
Overall I think that it is pretty awesome that Hyundai is making their smart watch application compatible with more of their cars. I think that it is a very smart move for them because I think that smart watches will only get more popular as time goes on. I also think that it is great for them because they are able to have a major selling point for families. I think that smart watch applications will be very useful for families who have trouble controlling their cars when they go on vacation.
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