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Wit 'Parrot Asteroid' u don’t hav2 lash ot on a nu car jst 2 gt coNectd.
w@, yr car jst gets u frm plce 2 plce? hw old-skl S dat!
Modrn cars r getN so coNectd, they’re Bcuming virtual cmputAs on wheels.
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High-end euro. br&s OFr www as part of d Coms systems on upmarket modls. n d US, Chevrolet’s Cruze ltz drvrs ^d8 their Facebook n lisN 2 their nws feed, yl Ford’s Sync sys trns d car N2 a mob wi-fi hotspot.
D nu teknoloG S set 2 surge thru aussie car showrooms, 2. bt now u don’t hav2 lash ot on a nu car jst 2 gt coNectd. /:-) tech co. Parrot hs unveiled d 1st after-market audio sys pwrd by Google's Android oper8in sys, Asteroid.
Frm l8 oct you’ll B abL 2 rip yr factry sys outa d dash n av it replacd W d Parrot Asteroid ($399 + installation), n you’ll B coNectd 2 d wrld – +2 a range of apps tailored 4t sys, includN 1s that’ll let u 2 read n compose Emsgs or txt msgs by voiC.
D Asteroid sys uses d 3G broadband netwrk, acessn it itha thru a USB modem or Ny compatible smartphone. Displaying on a 3.2-in colour screen, d Asteroid includs GPS, a maps svC W ‘points of interest’, speed camRA warnings, wx 4casts, mor thN 50,000 www radio stations, n muzc playa conXN.
No CD playa, it sEmz, bt doze silver discs r a bit outdated 2. don8 yr colecton 2 yr granny.
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