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Old 02-09-12, 04:58 PM
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I discovered a VERY interesting feature on my 4GS ..

With my BlackBerry connected, I am alerted to any incoming messages -AND- ...

Wait for it ..


It will read my eMail (text to speach).

Very cool ..
Old 02-09-12, 05:03 PM
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snap,,,that is pretty cool,,,
Old 02-09-12, 05:04 PM
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Nice feat. Are you the first member with a 4GS? Mind posting pics?
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Originally Posted by SRTGS300
Nice feat. Are you the first member with a 4GS? Mind posting pics?
I think Mike @ Vossen got the first one (even if it was before the "official" launch) .. My 4GS was delivered on Tuesday 7-FEB ..

Sure .. I will get some pics up .. I haven't taken but 1 or 2 .. YET :-)
(Dealer was nice enough to snap some pics as she was coming off the delivery truck !)
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That's cool, I will have to check it out tomorrow. I also got mine on 2/7. Washed it today, will try and take pics tomorrow, but it's supposed to snow. /muphy's law
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Picked up my F Sport this evening, haven't had time to play around with the system yet.
Very good to know
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we're going to need a video of how it works... thanks
Old 02-09-12, 09:07 PM
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Pics!!!! Interested to see the different color combos
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the new text receiving and reading feature is definitely cool. i am so glad lexus is catching up on the tech with the new gs
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That's pretty legit
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i like that a lot... something i would actually find quite useful.
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Yes a great feature that i am sure everyone would love to have however do we really need yet another distraction while driving ??? Granted i'm sure all this can also be done via bluetooth or voice activation nevertheless i still believe on being fully focused when begind the wheel but thats just my humble opinion
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Originally Posted by omgitsjoe
Yes a great feature that i am sure everyone would love to have however do we really need yet another distraction while driving ??? Granted i'm sure all this can also be done via bluetooth or voice activation nevertheless i still believe on being fully focused when begind the wheel but thats just my humble opinion
well, ever since they put a radio in the car and allow you to listen to radio and adjust volume, it's been a distraction
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Originally Posted by rominl
well, ever since they put a radio in the car and allow you to listen to radio and adjust volume, it's been a distraction
Correct thus 99.8% of the population has this !! I actually dont even turn the radio on thus why i've always saved a lot of $$$ from avoiding the Mark Levinson option
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You can also have the car reply to vmail... with short pre-scripted messages you can edit/select from. The only bad news... I phones do not support this technology... only Driods and Blackberry's... evidently there is a tech feature They those choose not to allow access too.


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