Cloud computing for the car

Cloud computing for the car

I have several ideas for cloud computing, so I will separate them into several different parts, this of course being part 1.

First of all, I will define cloud computing.  This is just how I define it and not necessarily the only definition for it, many people define it differently and it is one of those things that nobody can seem to agree with.  The computer cloud, or cloud computing, is basically a virtual world where all servers, computers, etc are all connected and are able to dynamically exchange data.  The immediate advantage to this would be the ability to keep all storage (i.e. hard drives) in a remote location, therefore decreasing the size of computers and such.  You could potentially store all your files, contacts, music, images, videos, calendars, and so forth on your home server and remotely access it from anywhere in the world.  Just recently, have we seen several instances of this dream beginning to come to life.

So now I want to bring your car into the computer cloud.  I can see several uses for this like connecting your music library to your car so you alway have your music library on the go.  Or maybe downloading a map location to your car for your gps to store.  Streaming videos for your passengers to watch.  All of this is quite feasible with the computing cloud.

Not only could your computer transmit data to your car, but the car could also beam back data to the computer.  For example, if the radio has a catchy song that you want to download to your computer, how about pressing a button to purchase the song from Amazon (because iTunes costs $1.29 per song).

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