Software giant Microsoft and Korea-based car company Hyundai reportedly have partnered so the former could provide music for the latter’s cars. By 2010, Hyundai cars to be distributed in North America only are expected to feature a voice-controlled system that is connected to the vehicle’s stereo and other mobile devices.

No official specs have been revealed yet but it is safe to say that Bluetooth connectivity will be present aside from the direct cable connections that we usually find in car’s audio system to play portable devices such as the MP3 players and mobile phones. SlashGear even made a prediction that text messages could be read out loud by the system.

Not lots of info here, but one gorgeous picture. I played with this phone for a few minutes and it was impressive. The touchscreen worked well, navigation was simple though the words were in Korean. Not clear if this is headed to US market. Hyundai showed seven phones, including the watch phone (rather bulky). The more »