urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:chetugk Memories... Events... Thoughts... Chetan Kashinath 2006-05-09T04:04:32Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:chetugk:911 2006-05-08T18:25:26Z 2006-05-09T04:04:32Z I was recently in the US of A and had the privilege of travelling in a BMW. I forget the model. My friend, the owner of the car, was more than proud to give me a demo of all the features that came with the car; the biometrics that identified his finger prints and allowed him access to the wheel without him having unlock the central locking system, the plush leather interiors and a matching dashboard, the cool music system inside and of course what I liked the most, "A bluetooth integration between his cell phone and the car's sound system". I found that the most practical and a feature worth the money. He could pick up the phone at the press of a button and the car's speakers doubled in as a speaker phone system for uninterrupted driving and talking You get fined in Bangalore if you are seen talking on your cell phone while driving.<br /><br />A few days back, I was driving with a friend in Bangalore in his at least 3 year old Ford Ikon. We were listening to "Radio City", a FM Radio station that is quite popular. Suddenly I heard his cell phone ring in FULL BLAST! He reduced the volume and pressed a button beside his steering wheel. Viola! the feature in an EXPENSIVE BMW seen a few weeks back in USA was also in a very ordinary Ford Ikon in Namma Bengaluru.<br /><br />I waited for his conversasion to complete and asked him about this. He said, "Idhella yeno, JC road ge hogi muru nalku savira kotre, nalku gante li fit madi kodthare. Bluetooth enabled phone irbeku ashte". (This is nothing, just go the JC road, pay three to four thousand Rupees and give those guys 4 hours for the job. All you need is a bluetooth enabled cell phone).