Friday, February 1, 2013

'Eyes free' Siri coming to 2013 Hondas and Acuras

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Honda has announced that the new "eyes?free" mode for Apple's Siri voice assistant will be built into upcoming Honda and Acura vehicles. Honda's not the first to make such a commitment, but it might be the one?putting it into the most cars.

The news came via a press release on Honda's site, in which the company?says that the 2013 Accord will come with eyes-free activation button?as a dealer-installed option. The 2013?Acura RDX and ILX will also get it.

Eyes-free mode isn't a serious change from ordinary Siri operation, except that instead of fumbling around for the home button on your iPhone to launch Siri, you simply hit a button on your steering wheel.

Other manufacturers have also said they'll integrate?eyes-free mode, including Hyundai and GM, although neither has publicly committed to bringing it to a model as popular as the Accord.

Devin Coldewey is a contributing writer for NBC News Digital. His personal website is coldewey.cc.

Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/gadgetbox/eyes-free-siri-coming-2013-hondas-acuras-1B8186530

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