BMW had some impressive demonstrations at the Consumer Electronics Show this year. During one such demonstration, the German automaker showed how a smartwatch could be made to function usefully with a vehicle.
The company showed off its BMW iRemote App on the Samsung Galaxy Gear. Used on the BMW i3, the app displayed information about state of battery charge, available range, and whether or not all the doors and windows are closed or open.
Here’s what Autoblog had to say about the demonstration:
Without a doubt, the most impressive thing that BMW showed at CES this year was a driverless M235i drifting flawlessly around a wet track at Las Vegas Speedway. However, that bit of robotic helmsmanship wasn’t the only trick the German company had up its sleeve. Or, more to the point, on its wrist.
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