MP3Car last week introduced the first hardware that allows a conventional PC to completely replace and surpass the functionality of a conventional car stereo or navigation system. Co-developed with Intel, the Enabler is the critical “missing linkâ€? for car computing, providing all the essential in-car services that PC motherboards lack, including car-quality audio and FM receivers, satellite radio, and hands-free Bluetooth mobile phone integration. “By providing this reference design, we’ve created an open architecture for any PC designer to enter the automotive market with far less effort. We’ve also allowed automakers to adopt PCs, instead of embedded and closed systems, as their infotainment and telematics platform,â€? says Damien Stolarz, CTO. The company also plans to release a kit for software developers that will enable them to create plug-ins for the system. CNET has a video interview with MP3Car’s CEO and a demo of the system. (See also: our recent coverage of Mac mini installations in cars.)
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