Technology Archives - Page 13 of 19

MINI and GoPro Launch In-Car App Collaboration

Jun 12, 14Jun 12, 14

BMWand GoPro have taken the wraps off of perhaps the best MINI App yet. The new GoPro App features full integration of the camera’s functionality directly in the iDrive interface. We got...

Is MINI Giving Apple’s CarPlay the Cold Shoulder?

May 6, 14May 6, 14

Apple’s long awaited CarPlay is finally here and everyone’s favorite small car seems to be oblivious to it. Is that by design or was MINI caught flat-footed? Given our conversations with MINI...

MINI Brings Trip Planning In-Cockpit with MINI Connected XL Journey Mate

Apr 23, 14

Since its inception, MINI has been working to make MINI Connected smarter and better integrated. While so far much of MINI Connected’s functionality has focused on things like streaming music, driver feedback...

Innovations Days: An Early Look at BMW & MINI’s Next Generation Technology

Feb 24, 14Feb 23, 14

If you want to know what technology BMW is about to release in production form, BMW’s Innovation Days is your answer. It’s an annual program where the brand opens its doors and...

BMW to Introduce Carbon Fiber Components to Reduce Weight

Feb 23, 14Feb 24, 14

It’s been well known that BMW was dabbling in carbon fiber wheels and that we’d eventually see them on cars such as the i8. What we didn’t know was when we’d see...

MINI Connected Adds Amazon Cloud Music Player

Nov 26, 13Nov 26, 13

The latest music app to launch on MINI Connected offers Amazon customers a convenient way of accessing their audio files on the online store's Cloud server, using their smartphone in conjunction with the MINI hub. It can be downloaded for free from the App Store and installed in the vehicle via the customer's Apple iPhone.