The Ford concert ‘EcoSport Live!’ in Barcelona, celebrating the anticipated arrival of the new Ford EcoSport in Ireland, takes place today and you can access it on the Ford Ireland YouTube channel this evening at 8pm (26 Feb) -http://www.youtube.com/user/fordireland – plus it will also be broadcasted live on Spotify.
The concert, which takes place in Barcelona, will showcase 10 emerging talents from across Europe including Delorentos who’ll be flying the flag for Ireland. The line-up of acts confirmed to perform tomorrow evening in Barcelona includes:
- Delorentos, four-piece alternative rock band
- Natalie McCool, UK singer songwriter
- Mickael Miro, French male singer-songwriter
- Hello Gravity, German four-piece indie-pop band
- Nina Zilli, Italian female soul-pop diva
Ford’s New Parking and Personal Radio Apps for SYNC AppLink;
Ford Motor Company today announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, new parking and personal radio apps for Ford SYNC with Voice Control and AppLink in Europe.
Parkopedia will enable drivers to search 15 million spaces across Europe, and AUPEO! to voice control their favourite music from more than 200 curated radio stations.
“Customers want to integrate their personalised digital lives into their daily drive to ensure they are as connected and streamlined on the move as they are the rest of the day,” said Paul Mascarenas, Ford’s chief technical officer and vice president, Research and Innovation. “These new AppLink partnerships significantly extend the growing range of smartphone apps drivers will be able to access by voice while keeping their eyes on the road and their hands on the wheel.”
Parkopedia and AUPEO! join the growing number of service providers that have confirmed they are enabling their apps to work with Ford SYNC with Voice Control and AppLink in Europe. Ford has previously announced apps from ADAC; Audioteka; Cityseeker by Wcities; DIE WELT; Eventseeker by Wcities; Glympse; Hotels.com; Kaliki; Spotify; Radioplayer and TomTom.
Parkopedia enables parking searches by closest location; cheapest location; and availability; from a constantly updated database that covers 3,000 towns and cities in 20 countries across Europe
AUPEO! enables users to discover music by artist, genre, or period from more than 200 carefully curated radio stations worldwide; to personalise the service; and access their music history
“The potential for AppLink to help users get the most out of their favourite services has struck home with app developers,” said Duncan Burrell, manager, Ford Connected Services. “And with developers able to integrate AppLink compatibility into their apps using the Ford Developer Program, the possibilities for personalising the in-car experience are endless.”
More than 1.5 million Ford vehicles in North America are already equipped with Ford SYNC with Voice Control and AppLink. Among the first to offer AppLink in Europe is the new Ford EcoSport SUV.
Ford today at Mobile World Congress also launched the innovative “EcoSport Live!” campaign that will tonight kick off in Barcelona with a free YouTube concert featuring 10 emerging talents. Hosted by U.K. TV and radio star Sarah-Jane Crawford, the concert will feature 10 up-and-coming acts and takes place at 21:00 CET. The line-up of talent, which includes, Mickael Miro, Nina Zilli, and Natalie McCool will be broadcast live on Spotify and live-streamed through the Ford of Europe YouTube channel.
For “EcoSport Live!” Ford will loan up to 100 new Ford EcoSport SUVs for up to six months to music, fashion, food and sport bloggers from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the U.K. The bloggers will test Ford SYNC with AppLink and share their experiences of the car on social media. Ford will announce special “EcoSport Live!” events in each of the 10 countries, including local challenges and celebrity drives, that will take place throughout the year.
Customers across Europe also from today have the opportunity to order through Facebook the first of 1,000 EcoSport models in Mars Red, Kinetic Blue, Panther Black or Moondust Silver, in an exclusive online pre-sale event. EcoSport customers can configure their new SUV online and reserve the vehicle via the social networking site.