Sunday, May 12, 2013

Parrot ASTEROID smart the new rolls royce of car entertainment,car entertainment on a new high and more!

If you have looking for a new age car entertainment double din unit for your wheels you need to look no further as the Parrot Asteroid Smart, the double DIN Parrot Asteroid Smart. This is a car entertainment head unit with 6.2-inch capacitive touch screen running a heavily-skinned and car-tailored version of Android 2.3.7 atop an unnamed TI OMAP(3, maybe 4?) SoC. For connectivity there's 802.11n (no word on 2.4 or 5 GHz) WiFi and Bluetooth 3.0 onboard, likely from some TI Wilink series combo. On the back are three USB 2.0 ports and a fourth for iPods, iPhones, and iPads with 2A charging support. The car entertainment head unit has audio outs for left, right, and sub, with 4 x 55 watt outputs. Of course there's compatibility with GPS and steering wheel controls.

Car Entertainment enjoy car entertainment with the Parrot Asteroid Smart

The car entertainment Asteroid Smart hasn't yet passed Google CTS (Compatibility Test Suite) and thus doesn't yet have GMS (Google Mobile Services) approval to use Google Apps or the Play Store, although I'm told that Parrot is working to make this happen if at all possible. In the meantime, they've created an application marketplace of their own called the Asteroid Market to showcase and sell applications designed to be used with the Asteroid lineup and the decidedly different UI requirements for a car versus a phone.

Car Entertainment expandability

There's also a microUSB port on the back for sideloading applications, which I'd imagine is something users would do who actually want Google Apps regardless of GMS approval.The car entertainment ASTEROID Smart‘s capacitive display includes Multi-touch technology.Browse through the Apps intuitively like you would do on your Smartphone get back to enjoying you favourite tunes. Go to JPComputersolutions.com.au and check it out the Parrot ASTEROID Smart today [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmbE6RIHPFk&w=560&h=315]

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