We're ready to bring you part 2 of our little 3 part mini-course on one of the most proficient and amazing advancements in the market today - Microsoft's SYNC technology. Enjoy Part 2...

SYNC's Functionality and Features:

MUSIC PLAYER: SYNC your car with your digital media player to shift your digital music into overdrive.

Voice-activated music
Browse your music collection by genre, album, artist, and song title using simple voice commands such as
'Play genre: Rock," "Play [artist]," or "Play track: [song title]." You can also operate your music player with controls on the steering wheel and radio console.

Most popular media players and file formats are SYNC-compatible
SYNC supports a variety of devices including iPods, the Zune, PlaysForSure players and most USB drives. Supported audio formats include MP3, AAC, WMA, WAV and PCM. Excluding the Shuffle, iPod is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Zune is a trademark of the Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

USB device charging
Long trip? You may run out of gas, but you'll never run out of music. That's because your media player automatically charges whenever it's plugged in to the system's USB port and the vehicle is running.

"Play Similar" feature
In the mood for more music in the style of your current selection? With the simple voice instruction "Similar Music," SYNC will create a virtual playlist based on the genre and style of the current song.

Podcast and Audio Book Support
Subscribe to podcasts? Listen to them as you drive. Or make the most of your time on the road by listening to that spy novel or business bestseller that's been on your list.

Bluetooth streaming audio
If your phone or media player supports Bluetooth streaming audio, SYNC can wirelessly stream music tracks from that device to your car's sound system.

Come back and see us as next week we bring you the 3rd and final part of our mini-course... next week's SYNC feature: Personalization

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