Mar 04

Parrot Asteroid Tablet

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Parrot’s latest tablet, the Parrot Asteroid, will run on the Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system (which clearly does not bode well in this day and age, considering how many of the newer apps would be able to run on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich or higher), leaving us to wonder how come Parrot does not want to roll out the Asteroid with Android 4.0 or later, in order to keep up with the rest of the competition in the market.

Well, the Parrot Asteroid has been described to be the complete Bluetooth hands-free solution, while offering staples such as music connectivity and connected apps, too. Hardware specifications of this tablet include a 5” multi-touch display, a Parrot-specific user interface, compatibility with steering wheel controls (Parrot UNIKA), Bluetooth, USB & Wi-Fi tethering, advanced voice recognition, automatic phonebook synchronization, call management, and being able to pair up with 10 different phones.

Compatible audio formats include MP3, AAC, WMA, WAV, and OGG, where the built-in GPS receiver is of the SIRF IV variety. It is already out worldwide, so take a look at the video above and see whether the Parrot Asteroid is your cup of tea or not.

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Oct 04

Parrot unveils Asteroid Smart, Tablet and Mini car infotainment systems, we go hands-on

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Parrot unveils Asteroid Smart, Tablet and Mini car infotainment systems, we go handson

We first laid eyes on Parrot’s first Android-based Asteroid car infotainment system a couple years ago at CES. Then, at this past year’s show, we got a sneak peek at a trio of successor Asteroid devices. Now, a mere 10 months later, the Asteroid Smart, Tablet and Mini have finally arrived in consumer-ready garb. First, there’s a flagship in-dash system, the double-DIN Asteroid Smart. It features a 6.2-inch 800 x 480 capacitive display, a Texas Instruments 800MHz processor and runs a heavily skinned version of Android 2.3. The Smart also has four USB 2.0 ports (one which pushes 5V to charge an iPod) for connecting external devices like the included GPS antenna or a dongle for cellular data. Plus, there are 3.5mm line-in and microphone jacks to go with a host of RCA connections and a micro-USB port round the back. Bluetooth 3.0 is baked in, and an SD card slot sits behind the detachable security strip to the left of the screen.

Gallery: Parrot Asteroid Smart, Tablet and Mini press shots

The Smart’s siblings, the Asteroid Mini and Asteroid Tablet are also coming to North America this month. The Tablet packs similar specs as the Smart, only it’s got a 5-inch capacitive screen and is portable, as opposed to an in-dash solution. It runs the same skinned version of Gingerbread, has GPS and Bluetooth radios, and packs 512MB of RAM and 1GB of on-board storage, plus an SD slot. It also comes with a wireless touchpad remote so you can control the system straight from your steering wheel. Meanwhile, the Mini, with its 3.2-inch, non-touch screen has a similar form factor to the Tablet and comes with a wireless remote as well. However, its OS is built on Android 1.5 and it relies upon an external GPS antenna like its bigger, double-DIN cousin. The Asteroid Tablet will retail for $399, and the Mini will cost a hundred bucks less when they go on sale in a few weeks.

We got to swipe our way around the Parrot Smart, so join us after the break to see it in action.

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