[TheScionicMan]

Another reason QNX was a great acquisition:

The QNX car app platform can power your vehicle�s in-car monitors, including the speedometer and the entertainment unit. The demo we saw had the speedometer as a full LED display that�s connected to the Internet. This means you can easily bring things like Pandora or even YouTube to you in-car entertainment unit as well as have realistic maps or song album covers overlaid next to your speedometer.

One of the cool things about this is that you�ll be able tie your QNX-powered BlackBerry PlayBook to your car. The BlackBerry PlayBook can then be used to control the climate in the car and you can also get the media from the device over to your car�s entertainment unit with just a few clicks.

QNX also showed off how BlackBerry Traffic can be integrated into the in-car unit via Bluetooth and this provides live, turn-by-turn navigation with an emphasis on how long it will actually take you to get there. Yes, QNX is now owned by Research In Motion but the company told me it is focused on enabling users to bring in mobile technology from a wide variety of companies to enhance their driving experience (the demo we saw also had standard Bluetooth connecting options for things like the iPhone).

QNX lets BlackBerry PlayBook became in-car controller