The Bluetooth OBDII app is a reality already. ProScan and Scangauge both offer Bluetooth connectivity for their engine monitoring software - I'm sure it would work with the smarter phones out there. Jake On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 8:39 PM, Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@gmail.com>wrote: > On something of a side note, this discussion prompted me to look for a > scanner app for my Droid (had it about two weeks) and lo there was one > (well > reviewed, and free). Interesting given the wildfires around here now. > As for the CB, someone is developing an app with that kind of > functionality, > although I don't really see them tying into actual CBs (but who knows). > > We talk a lot about these different devices in our vans, and I wonder that > these phones/devices won't eventually replace most or all of them. We had > the phone hooked up to the stereo for the music, and it faded it down, the > GPS app gave some directions and then faded the music back up, all while my > wife was refilling her prescription online. Then she looked up the > elevation > of Mt. Fuji 'cause my daughter was curious about it since I climbed it once > (but had forgotten the number). > > I realize that the lack of coverage in the backcountry is an issue, > particularly for a lot of this crowd (for whom "backcountry" has a > different > meaning), but that will presumably change as time goes on. These things are > game changers in many areas in the same way that Tivos/DVRs are game > changers in the way one uses television. I've hardly used my computer > lately; I have to remind myself to sync it up every day. > > I can see somebody developing a bluetooth ECU scanner so your phone can > monitor your engine. Why not? > > Cya, > Robert >
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