t is probably a safe bet to assume anyone with a car and an iPhone has said, �man, I wish this thing could start my car.� Maybe you�ve been walking to your car on a frigid night or a scorching day, but you�ve wondered about it, haven�t you? Maybe you remember this early post from your favorite remote control blog. Viper, a leader in car security and remote starters, must have been paying attention � because they just turned that spoof into reality with Viper SmartStart for the iPhone.
SmartStart is a free iPhone app that allows you to start your car from basically anywhere via your wireless service. Now hold your horses (or Vipers) � it�s not just going to magically start your car. There is the $300 Viper SmartStart Module that you are going to have to have professionally installed in your car, as well as an annual $30 subscription to get that gear on the cell network. The first year of the service is free, so I suppose that helps. Kind of reminds me of OnStar.
Pricing aside, the SmartStart system seems pretty cool. It�s certainly the most impressive remote start system I�ve seen. First, the app can be used to start any of your cars that have the module installed � which has to be pretty helpful for car collectors and large families. You can also unlock any of your cars � from anywhere � which would definitely come in handy if you were to, say, locking yourself out of the car when you are away from home.
[via More Control]
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