The BMW i8 might get the coolest key of all time (BLOG)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0MgFs6OSBqMhTiHMzRZ2MP4UvDEZPuJjEW4A6fKZ2tFx56kc53wtmQsWxZZyNCcl3i21VcqdrNHo6ejtkzvjF0Isf-drxx5OS4Mf4m-8NrZQSVbWi9y2gwnMzRrh4u29r72B38azv50/s1600/bmw-i8-smart-key-fob.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0MgFs6OSBqMhTiHMzRZ2MP4UvDEZPuJjEW4A6fKZ2tFx56kc53wtmQsWxZZyNCcl3i21VcqdrNHo6ejtkzvjF0Isf-drxx5OS4Mf4m-8NrZQSVbWi9y2gwnMzRrh4u29r72B38azv50/s320/bmw-i8-smart-key-fob.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387610636751_1121" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">The eco-friendly <a data-rapid_p="9" href="http://bgr.com/tag/bmw/" style="color: #324fe1; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="BGR.com">BMW</a> i8 may have one more feature that will impress potential buyers, a smart key fob that looks – and performs – like no ordinary <a data-rapid_p="10" href="http://bgr.com/tag/cars/" style="color: #324fe1; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="BGR.com">car</a> key. One BMW insider shared the image above with <em>Bimmerfile</em>, which shows what the i8 smart key could look like. According to the publication, the key will include its own high-resolution LCD screen which will reportedly be able to display various useful information such as charge levels, time on a charge and the distance the vehicle can travel before requiring recharging and/or refueling.<span id="more-2177382"></span></div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387610636751_1097" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">In addition to the usual keys you’d find on a car key, the i8 key will apparently also offer user customizable buttons that will trigger certain actions. In a world filled with a variety of smart devices that use displays of all sorts and sizes, <a data-rapid_p="11" href="http://bgr.com/2013/12/13/internet-of-things-devices/" id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387610636751_1128" style="color: #324fe1; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Your entire world will soon be connected">with many of them connected to the Internet</a>, smart keys and <a data-rapid_p="12" href="http://bgr.com/2013/10/30/self-driving-cars-save-lives-money/" style="color: #324fe1; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Self-driving cars could cut down on injuries by 90%, save $450 billion">smarter cars</a> should not surprise anyone. However, the BMW i8 key concept above is yet to be confirmed by the German car-maker.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387610636751_1097" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">-BGR</div></div>

The BMW i8 might get the coolest key of all time (BLOG)

The eco-friendly  BMW  i8 may have one more feature that will impress potential buyers, a smart key fob that looks – and performs – like no ...

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