<s>
iLane	B-Application
is	O
a	O
portable	O
,	O
in-car	O
telematics	O
,	O
infotainment	O
platform	O
developed	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Mechatronic	O
Systems	O
(	O
IMS	O
)	O
in	O
Waterloo	O
,	O
Ontario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iLane	B-Application
system	O
provides	O
any	O
automobile	O
access	O
to	O
cloud	O
and	O
locally	O
stored	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
through	O
the	O
smartphone	O
's	O
digital	O
wireless	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
applications	O
,	O
iLane	B-Application
sends	O
audio-only	O
content	O
to	O
any	O
Bluetooth	O
audio	O
device	O
including	O
a	O
Bluetooth	O
headset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iLane	B-Application
platform	O
uses	O
the	O
latest	O
advances	O
in	O
text-to-speech	B-Application
(	O
or	O
speech	B-Application
synthesis	I-Application
)	O
and	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
to	O
let	O
the	O
driver	O
control	O
the	O
infotainment	O
system	O
by	O
voice	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iLane	B-Application
platform	O
's	O
most	O
popular	O
applications	O
is	O
email	O
,	O
it	O
reads	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
email	O
aloud	O
through	O
a	O
Bluetooth	O
audio	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
any	O
email	O
or	O
web-mail	O
account	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
messaging	O
system	O
including	O
G-mail	O
,	O
Yahoo	O
and	O
Hotmail	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
any	O
BIS	O
or	O
BES	O
email	O
account	O
already	O
registered	O
on	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
receives	O
online	O
content	O
using	O
a	O
secure	O
connection	O
to	O
IMS	O
servers	O
through	O
a	O
mobile	O
gateway	O
which	O
is	O
downloaded	O
from	O
IMS	O
to	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
device	O
and	O
then	O
continues	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
secure	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
wireless	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Local	O
Bluetooth-to-smartphone	O
security	O
is	O
provided	O
by	O
256-bit	O
encryption	O
from	O
the	O
smartphone	O
to	O
the	O
audio	O
device	O
but	O
is	O
also	O
encrypted	O
512-bit	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
before	O
it	O
is	O
broadcast	O
Advanced	B-Algorithm
Encryption	I-Algorithm
Standard	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
iLane	B-Application
has	O
received	O
industry	O
recognition	O
including	O
Andrew	O
Seybold	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
for	O
2009	O
and	O
2010	O
.	O
and	O
was	O
named	O
CTIA	O
Hot	O
For	O
The	O
Holidays	O
in	O
both	O
2009	O
and	O
2010	O
Award	O
Winner	O
for	O
"	O
Hottest	O
Bluetooth	O
Accessory.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
widest	O
criticism	O
about	O
iLane	B-Application
,	O
has	O
been	O
related	O
to	O
discomfort	O
interacting	O
with	O
a	O
voice-controlled	O
system	O
and	O
the	O
unit	O
’s	O
cost	O
with	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
monthly	O
fee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IMS	O
has	O
since	O
lowered	O
iLane	B-Application
’s	O
retail	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hands-free	O
legislation	O
across	O
North	O
America	O
has	O
provided	O
increased	O
interest	O
in	O
iLane	B-Application
and	O
similar	O
in-car	O
telematics	O
systems	O
offering	O
voice	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ford	B-General_Concept
SYNC	I-General_Concept
and	O
GM	O
OnStar	O
and	O
MyLink	O
are	O
examples	O
of	O
factory-installed	O
infotainment	O
systems	O
also	O
designed	O
to	O
mitigate	O
distracted	O
driving	O
with	O
voice-activated	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
key	O
difference	O
is	O
that	O
iLane	B-Application
is	O
an	O
after-market	O
solution	O
and	O
can	O
go	O
with	O
the	O
driver	O
from	O
car	O
to	O
car	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hardware	O
that	O
provides	O
the	O
iLane	B-Application
platform	O
can	O
be	O
powered	O
by	O
any	O
car	O
’s	O
cigarette	O
lighter	O
and	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
nearly	O
any	O
Bluetooth	O
audio	O
system	O
and	O
smartphone	O
using	O
Blackberry	B-Operating_System
Operating	O
System	O
4.1	O
or	O
higher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
IMS	O
announced	O
that	O
Bell	O
Mobility	O
stores	O
across	O
Canada	O
would	O
carry	O
iLane	B-Application
for	O
use	O
with	O
smartphones	O
on	O
its	O
wireless	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
US	O
iLane	B-Application
is	O
distributed	O
by	O
True	O
Wireless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Areas	O
with	O
hands-free	O
laws	O
that	O
permit	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
Bluetooth	O
headset	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
iLane	B-Application
legally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
iLane	B-Application
across	O
Bell	O
Mobility	O
stores	O
in	O
Canada	O
,	O
the	O
3rd	O
largest	O
Canadian	O
carrier	O
TELUS	O
mobility	O
also	O
began	O
to	O
distribute	O
the	O
product	O
in	O
February	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
