Ford's relentless push to add as many apps to its Sync portfolio has finally peaked. With pizza. Because everyone should be able to order a pie without taking their hands off the wheel.
Anyone with Ford's ubiquitous Sync AppLink system in their dashboard and a Domino's app on their phone can, through their Domino's "Pizza Profile," place an order with a few voice commands and pick up a steaming, cardboard-crust pie on the way home. The "Pizza Profile" stores your payment info and details on your favorite pie, so you aren't repeating "large Brookyln-style with pepperoni, bacon and pineapple" over and over, trying to get Sync to recognize the command.
"This is, no question, one of the coolest in a long list of recent technology innovations for Domino’s," Patrick Doyle, the pizza chain's president and CEO, said with complete earnestness.
AppLink allows drivers to connect to supported apps using voice commands, and with dozens of apps optimized for Ford's Sync system, it's one of the most dominant players in the market.
Most folks using Sync AppLink probably will find the Parkopedia and Parkmobile apps slightly more useful. Both are coming to Sync as well. Parkopedia helps drivers find the closest parking space, while the Parkmobile lets them pay for the spot without touching their smartphone.
If parking and pizza aren't high on your list of priorities, there's also an AppLink-compatible version of the Pulse app from the security gurus at ADT. It allows ADT customers to monitor their home or business security system from their dash, telling them if the system is active and everything's locked. It also allows them to adjust lighting and temperatures, and even open a door, all through voice commands.
