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TV in motion
Sept 27th/ 2010
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Software updates

Just a quick newsletter to let everyone know we have not forgotten about anyone. Things have been progressing great.

So what have we been tweaking?

Our main task has been to provide the ultimate plug and play solution so every car owner can install the headunit with ease, regardless of their cars original specification. For people who still don't want to install the units them selves we will have a nationwide fitting service available, along with any relevant OEM retrofit parts you may want or require.

We are very please to announce we have improved the integration performance to allow seamless operation with iphone 4.

Our main goal with our system is to offer great integration with an OEM feel and look. That's why we are now playing with our original system to offer the look of the latest BMW user interface with touch screen functionality.

Perfection takes time

We share the excitement of this product with our fellow enthusiasts. But being the perfectionists we are we refuse to release our product for sale, just so everyone ends up having to do constant updates. If like us you've had the pleasure of Microsoft's Vista, you will know that constant bug fixes and downloading updates is very annoying.

Communications

At the moment we are only taking contact by email. Unfortunately this product has achieved massive interest very quickly.

In the beginning we were flooded with email's and calls to the point we wouldn't actually get any work done as we were stuck answering the same questions all day. Finalising our headunit is our top priority. So unfortunately the good of the many out way the good of the one, as we push to complete the software and get final version in your car.

We would love to still take call's on this product as a community, BMW enthusiasts are always so positive and helpful (obviously were not biased *ahem*) but realistically we really need to get this project finished.

Please continue to use this newsletter as the main source of information.

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Other news you might find interesting...

OEM AERIAL INTEGRATION

For people with OEM Navigation and analogue TV who want to use the existing car aerials rather than the ones supplied in our kit we have a new piece of kit that will be launched with the unit to allow you to connect any aftermarket kit with the existing OEM BMW system

Reversing Camera's

We have brought out a new range of BMW replacement reversing camera's with high quality picture output. These unit's are the perfect accessory for your headunit installation. We now have a range from £99.99 to £2000.00 ( for those of you that want that real James bond Night vision)

The quick Faq's section

Here we will run through some of the most common question's emailed into us.

Does the unit come with an external microphone?
 The headunit it's self has a built in microphone, with great pickup.

Does the unit enable digital radio as well as TV?
The unit will give you digital radio as well.

Does the 12 month warranty cover parts as well as labour?
The unit comes with a 12 month warranty that covers parts and labour for fixing it.

Where does the SD card plug in to the unit for the Sat nav (i.e. is it accessible for updating the software)?
The SD slot is on the front so you can easily take it in and out the car to update.

What, if any, other cables or connectors will I need from you for my car and what do they cost?
We supply you with the aerial cables for the TV and GPS. For people wanting to plug in their iPod they can use their normal iPod lead. we would advise getting a spare at Asda of all places, we got some extra long ones for under £10.00

Out of interest, is it an option to use Garmin nav software instead?
As you can imagine anything is possible with some time and effort, at the moment we just want to get a perfectly working unit out, before the mod's begin, and yes there is talks about the possibility of TOMTOM. But lets not slow the launch down. These things can be looked into at a later date and we can all upgrade.

I am interested in your reversing camera (one that also works at night), so would appreciate a complete cost with cabling etc please?
We have reversing camera's from £99.99 night vision ones of a 'Decent quality' from £149.99. Real FLIR night vision for those who want to join the police interceptors on TV it's £2000.00

I assume that the reverse camera shows on screen automatically when reverse gear is engaged?
Yes. The headunit has the automatic reversing camera function

Do you currently have these units in stock and, if not, what is the lead time?
Now that we are happy with the Hardware, the units are being manufactured to our new specification. As we type the first batch should be getting sealed up and shipped to us. Any further upgrades are going to be software so we will upgrade the units with any improvements in house. Any future improvements upgrade firmware will be listed on our site.