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Cars becoming accessories for your smartphone

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The Philadelphia Auto Show is featuring lots of new cars that put the online world in the dashboard. Of course, all these gadgets can draw your eyes off the road. Engineering professor Dennis Silage of Temple believes the distractions could become too great once reliable mobile TV arrives. "I really think although we can do this technologically it becomes a question of 'Is this really prudent?' I would hate to think someone would get into an accident watching Oprah," he said.