To say that Honda->ke34 has fallen behind the times in terms of automotive creativity is about as obvious as saying Fiat->ke30 and Mini->ke57 are overusing their respective flagship models. While nearly every other automaker is creating numerous ways to safely use your smartphone in the car and also using it to connect to cool things like Pandora radio, Facebook, and whatever other online stuff you love, Honda has been delivering the stats quo for years, sans adding light smartphone connectivity in the 2012 CR-V->ke1595.

Finally, Honda has decided to get with the times and is introducing HondaLink, which is essentially a Ford->ke31 Sync copycat. Then again, aren't all of the modern connectivity systems just copying Ford's innovative idea?

This new HondaLink system will debut in the 2013 Honda Accord->ke237 and allows its user to do things like connect to Aha radio, tether and control a smartphone, listen to news, text message via speech, and even hear twitter and Facebook feeds over their audio system.

In reality, this system is actually using technology that Ford has been for the past half century, but the fact that Honda finally unburied its head and realized that it is sub-par is a miracle in itself. Maybe this new system can help Honda recoup some of the sales it has been losing to more innovative companies, like Hyundai->ke201 and Kia->ke41, and earn some of its buyers back.

To help us better understand the system, Honda released a quick video describing its features, which you can see above. Click past the jump to check out Honda's full presser on HondaLink.

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