All New BMW ConnectedDrive 2012 with Touchpad

[X5FX]

Originally Posted by LeMansX5

Have not heard anything about E70 and I doubt BMW will do anything for it now, since it is in its last few months of its life span, given that F15 X5 will most probably debut in spring 2013.

So are you saying you doubt the plug-in LTE adapter would work on current snap in cradles?

[Larry Cable]

Originally Posted by LeMansX5

Have not heard anything about E70 and I doubt BMW will do anything for it now, since it is in its last few months of its life span, given that F15 X5 will most probably debut in spring 2013.

would be cool if it did!

[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by X5FX

So are you saying you doubt the plug-in LTE adapter would work on current snap in cradles?

My response is to your question "What about X5?" as in if the new nav features will be for E70?

I don't know if the new LTE adapter will work or not on E70, but I doubt BMW will do anything specific to E70 X5 at this point.

[LeMansX5]

Press release from BMW USA just now on feature release dates for US:

BMW iDrive Touch Controller – fingertip control coming in 2013
BMW LTE Car Hotspot will be available for US models in 2013.
New-generation BMW Navigation system - This new system will appear in the US this fall in 2013 MY BMW 5 Series, 5 Series Gran Turismo and 7 Series models as well as the new BMW ActiveHybrid 3. Other models will follow.

[LeMansX5]

ConnectedDrive website link - Click the sections at bottom to view features.
BMW ConnectedDrive - BMW North America

[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by LeMansX5

Press release from BMW USA just now on feature release dates for US:

BMW iDrive Touch Controller – fingertip control coming in 2013
BMW LTE Car Hotspot will be available for US models in 2013.
New-generation BMW Navigation system - This new system will appear in the US this fall in 2013 MY BMW 5 Series, 5 Series Gran Turismo and 7 Series models as well as the new BMW ActiveHybrid 3. Other models will follow.

F30 3-series Touring and Activehybrid starting July 2012 Production
F30 3-series sedan starting November 2012 Production
F10 M5, 5-series and 5GT starting July 2012 Production
F12, F13, F06 - 6-series coupe, vert and GranCoupe starting March 2013 Production
M6 coupe and vert starting July 2012 Production
F01 7-series LCI starting July 2012 Production
F25 X3 starting March 2013 Production

[LeMansX5]

The Newest Personalized Radio App for BMW and MINI Drivers:
On-Demand Entertainment with Stitcher Smart Radio

Munich. Beginning today, owners of BMW models equipped with the Apps option and MINI models equipped with MINI Connected can enjoy a fully integrated Stitcher SmartRadio™ app experience in their vehicle. Stitcher SmartRadio is the mobile leader in on‐demand news, entertainment, sports and talk radio delivering over 10,000 radio shows and live stations to customers around the globe.

BMW and MINI owners can create their own personal talk radio station experience with the freshest episodes from the latest on‐demand news, entertainment, sports, talk and live radio programmes streamed directly to their vehicle’s infotainment system via the Stitcher SmartRadio app on their iPhone.

In addition to creating stations that run the programs users already know and like, a spe-cial feature helps users discover new content. Known as the Smart Station, this feature recommends other programmes listeners may like, based on their personal preferences automatically identified by existing program selections.

“Our app concept allows our customers to download the same services to their car that they use on their smartphone – simply by downloading the free app,” said Dimitri Meu-laping Feyou, Product Manager, Entertainment at the BMW Group AppCenter.

With a 5-star customer rating and over 7 million downloads, Stitcher SmartRadio is one of the most popular apps around. It has won numerous awards including being named a PC World “Best App of 2012” and an Apple “Top 5 News App”.

“More people than ever are listening on the go,” said Noah Shanok, CEO of Stitcher. “Over a third of our users are listening in the car. We’re proud to partner with BMW and MINI to deliver the best listening experience for drivers everywhere”.

The app can be downloaded free of charge from the Apple App Store and can be used worldwide in BMW models equipped with the Apps option and MINI models equipped with the MINI Connected option.

[apw2607]

Stitcher sucks. The sound quality of all the podcasts I tried is appalling. You're better off just download high quality versions of the podcast using your iPhone.