eventseeker vs Ford+Alexa

Just press play! Now eventseeker helps you discover new music with an instant play button that allows you to hear songs from bands and musicians with upcoming concerts. Sample music with iTunes or sign into your Spotify Premium account to listen to full songs. eventseeker is your personalized event service with a focus on minimizing search and maximizing discovery. We tune into your social channels, as well as your music and device libraries to find your favorite musicians, bands, sports teams and comedians. Next, we create a custom event calendar for you based on your location. Choose to receive push notifications for newly announced shows. Share events, invite friends and purchase tickets to any event within seconds. * Play music from bands appearing at upcoming shows * New improved menus and stunning images for easier navigation * Sync your Spotify, Twitter, Beats, and Last.fm accounts to view your personalized event calendar * Choose to receive push notifications for newly announced events from your favorite artists * Get recommendations on similar artists and events based on your interests * Watch videos, read bios and find complete schedules for bands, sports teams, comedians and more * Share and invite friends via Facebook, Twitter, SMS or email * Purchase tickets instantly from one of our hundreds of partners * Discover events in cities worldwide, including Festivals, Theater, Sports, Concerts, Nightlife and more * Keep updated with artists' Facebook, Twitter and Instagram posts in real time * Available for use in Ford cars with SYNC Applink * Compatible with Land Rover and Jaguar vehicles fitted with InControl™

Bring Ford+Alexa with You on the Road: Access to Alexa in your Ford is now as easy as connecting your phone, starting the Ford+Alexa app and speaking to Alexa. Even with road noise, Alexa listens and provides you with the same information and access to Skills and features as you can get with an Echo in your home. Alexa’s familiar voice and responses then play through your vehicle’s speakers. You can access thousands of Alexa skills and services that Echo customers already enjoy. Pump yourself up on the way to the gym by saying, “Alexa, play my workout playlist.” Continue the book you were listening to, even during your commute to work. Check whether you have dinner plans on the drive home by asking, “Alexa, what’s on my calendar tonight?” • Alexa Capabilities: You will have access to most the same capabilities as you do from home, including controlling your smart home devices, ordering pizza, checking the weather, getting your favorites sports teams scores, checking and updating your schedule and more. • Navigation: You can ask Alexa for a point of interest (POI) and ask Alexa to navigate to the POI. Alexa will hand off the POI to the onboard navigation when equipped or to your phone to provide you with turn by turn directions. • Entertainment: Using Amazon Music, TuneIn, and iHeartRadio you will be able use Alexa to play music (skip, fast forward, rewind, play, and pause) and even make song purchases. The vehicle’s display will show artist, song, and album art information. SYNC 3 Software Version 2.2 or higher is required. You can check the Software Version on the SYNC 3 touchscreen by pressing: Settings > General > About SYNC. The top line will show the current Software Version (SYNC 3, Software Version: X.X). Customers can upgrade to the current Software Version using automatic home Wi-Fi updates* or a USB download from owner.ford.com. *Wi-Fi updates may not be available for SYNC 3 versions not equipped with navigation.