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Who would have thought of a minivan as an accessory to a cell phone? I now do - even though the word accessory seems to imply something smaller than the device you are accessorizing; and the Motorola Ming is quite a bit smaller than the minivan :-)

We just bought a Toyota Sienna which has Bluetooth connectiviy for the hands-free speaker/microphone combo that is also used for the navigation system. I know this is the way it’s supposed to be, but given that it’s a Linux device I was thrilled to see this work without a problem.

Turn on Bluetooth on the Ming first, then select Telephone and Settings on the display of the navigation system. It will tell you to search for “Handsfree” device and to type in the passcode that it display. In the Bluetooth app on the Ming, click on search. It will find “Handsfree” and ask for the passcode. Type it in, hit ok and bingo, the phone and the car are now talking.

It does all the things you’d expect (dial the phone, even with voice commands, pick up the phone when it rings). But the coolest thing is that it even plays the ringtones that I have installed on the phone over the car speakers. Nice.

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