Articles about Multimedia System

Is it the same as Bluetooth?

In the mind-boggling world of connected car tech, it's getting harder to navigate what certain features do and don't do. If you weren't born connected umbilically to your mobile device, you'd be forgiven for thinking that CarPlay,

‘Great phone software is immersive. A car interface must do the opposite’

Here we go again. I'm sitting with a car interface designer and being told that I'm too old, and that what I want isn't what customers want. This time it's a BMW engineer, and it's the new

From single-DIN to a single unit spanning the entire dashboard

For a rosy few decades through most of the '80s, '90s, and into the 2000s, most cars could only boast a screen about as impressive as the one on your Casio wristwatch.The classic DIN radio would inform you what frequency you

*Well, arguably the best

I've written about how astronomically good Naim Audio's sound setup is in Top Gear's long-term Bentley Continental GT, more of which you can read here. In short, it's astronomically good. So good, in fact, that it has

And reduce the weight of panels by 60%, based on Jaguar Land Rover’s research

Jaguar Land Rover has announced that it is developing printable electronics technology that could eventually see dashboards replaced by buttonless curved screens and color-changing panels.JLR says that the Lightweight Electronics in Simplified Architecture (LESA) research "has the potential to radically

Its most feature-packed receiver to date

With its position as the premier car show of the ASEAN region's automotive hub, the ongoing Bangkok International Motor Show is also an ideal venue for aftermarket manufacturers to introduce their important products. One such brand that held an official launch

Check out the new interface

Ford Motor Company recently introduced its latest multimedia and communications software, a system called SYNC 3. It's a much-improved entertainment hub, with better performance, a more conversational voice-recognition program, and a more intuitive touchscreen described as "smartphone-like."What

Which platform is for you?

Audi has shared that it is now working on both Google's Android Auto and Apple's CarPlay platforms for the multimedia interface of its vehicles in the future."Our customers want to be 'always on' and use the services they know

Starting with the S3 Sportback

Audi has now become the first carmaker to integrate the high-speed Long Term Evolution (LTE) data transfer standard to its cars, starting with the S3 Sportback this July and other variants in November.To use the LTE feature, a suitable SIM