Dashboard mounted iLane reads aloud your e-mails while you are at the wheel.

With the nation focus being brought recently onto the dangers of texting while driving, drivers all over the country have to deal with another source of distraction in the form of reading e-mails. As more and more people get hoolked on the so called smart phones that are virtually a computer in a pocket and the need to be in constant contact with the office rises, reading e-mails can be added to the growing list of distractions on the road. Fortunately, drivers have now at their disposition a device that can come in handy in that area. The device in question is called the iLane and requires in fact three separates pieces for it to function.
The first piece is the device itself which is a nicely designed plastic box that plugs in a cigarette lighter and can be moounted on a dashboard, visor, or anywhere in the car, even thrown on the floor. Beside the connection to the electric outlet, the iLane does not require to be physically connected to anything else and all your emails stay in your mobile device that received them in the first place.
But it will need to communicate with a second piece which has to be a BlackBerry smart phone and a BlackBerry only because no other smart phone is supported by the iLane. The two devices communicate wirelessly through a bluetooth connection. The last piece needed is a bluetooth earpiece that comes in the package.
With these three pieces in place, the setup can begin and the first step is to register at myilane.com, then download a software called iLane Gateway onto your BlackBerry and wirelessly connect the iLane to the BlackBerry and last, you connect the iLane via Bluetooh to the earpiece.
Right after the setup is done successfully, the user will hear a computerized voice giving instructions on how to manage your e-mails; a video demonstration is available at iLane.com.
The iLane is quite pricey, selling for $600 at the company online store and requires a $8 a month subscription.

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