Parrot's ASTEROID Connects Your Car to the Web

This automobile earpiece is supported on Google's robot OS and crapper enter to cyberspace services via a 3G unification aforementioned TuneIn Radio, Wikango and more. It also sports 4 USB ports, an SD bill interval and Bluetooth for syncing penalization and addresses.

Mobile sound wireless marginal concern Parrot revealed on weekday its ASTEROID Single-DIN automobile receiver, a accessible gadget for your mate that combines modern hands-free telecom and cyberspace connectivity. The figure is supported on Google's Android OS and will initially substance sextet applications here in the United States erst it launches in Oct including Geo-location (Maps, Roadtrip), dynamical resource (Wikango, Weather), occurrence direction (TextFriendly) and penalization (TuneIn Radio).

According to Parrot, a GPS dongle will be supplied with the product, but consumers will be required to cater their possess 3G musician for accessing the Internet. Once connected, users crapper center to penalization from different sources including a moulding intend via 3 USB ports, Apple's iPhone /iPod via additional USB port, an MP3 player, an SD bill and online broadcasting stations thanks to 3G. Music files crapper also be dispatched to the automobile earpiece from a ambulatory sound and via Bluetooth (2.1+EDR) biaural A2DP. ASTEROID modify offers the functionality of a tralatitious automobile earpiece with a FM/AM earpiece and RDS text+ service.

And because Android is an open-source platform, additional applications will be additional after on. "With ASTEROID, Parrot has matured the prototypal automobile earpiece employed on Android operative grouping and offering a multiplatform compatibility," the consort said. "Android corresponds dead to the orientating of Parrot products. Further, in simplifying the utilization of applications, Android succeeds in attracting a super sort of developers worldwide. This extremely astir accord already creates thousands of applications; whatever of them could be modified and unexploded onto the Parrot ASTEROID."

A sacred fix on the faceplate activates vocalise acceptance for intelligent discover limited artists or albums without lifting a assistance soured the control wheel. The Android earpiece crapper also be matched with a smartphone via Bluetooth to aline and automatically update its phonebook. Unsurprisingly, every quaternary USB ports are mounted on the backwards of the device, so users would requirement to block in USB cables prototypal before instalment the figure into the car's dash. The aforementioned applies to the iPhone/iPod telegram and the Line-In cable.

"ASTEROID is addressing the mart of moving accessories," the consort said. "Parrot also proposes the FC6100 power which enables automobile manufacturers and equipment manufacturers to combine it as an example equipment in some automobile and will substance safekeeping liberated systems, multi-connectivities, admittance to services and scheme covering capabilities from the Parrot ASTEROID."

Parrot ASTEROID will be acquirable in Oct 2011 at the advisable retail toll of $349 USD. To wager the actualised specs, head here.

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