EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: FaceBook, Twitter And Web Radio Streaming In Your BMW? First Screen Shots Of BMW Apps In Action On The 335d

As you know, I pulled the trigger on another car (2011 BMW 335d M-Sport) and my photos and review have garnered alot of attention across the web.

But one of the cool features I didn't get to talk about or show in my quick review and photo gallery was the new "BMW Apps" option in action.

It's a $250 option on the 2011 3-series that uses the ConnectedDrive feature to give you access to FaceBook, Twitter, Web Radio Streaming and other apps to come.

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It works in tandem with the free BMW Connected iPhone app. and once your iPhone is connected via the usb cable it allows you to get Facebook and Twitter updates on the nav screen automatically in the time increment you choose.






It also allows you to update FB or Twitter with some contextual messages it chooses depending on what you are doing like "It's 68 degrees and I'm listening to...".

You can also 'Like' your friends FB posts through the iDrive.





By the way, who WOULDN'T 'Like' anything from 001's FB friend Carey Torrice? ;)







Plus it lets you stream web audio which I though would suck but it's really cool.

It's like having a world band radio in the car with unlimited stations all with great reception!



I wish the system gave more capabilities like build a library of your own canned messages to post on FB/Twitter but I'm sure they will add features.

Check out these first screen shots of it in action.















I think you'll be impressed.

Agent 00B certainly was!





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