TechLounge

We have had a request from one of our readers to find a car stereo that not only has a CD player and FM tuner, but is all singing, all dancing, with a HDD and the ability to play Mp3 files. We thought we would find one that has still not been released yet in Europe so that you can see what is possible to produce and adapt to a car.

Here we have the Kenwood HDM-555 which is a complete in-car navigation system installed with a 20GB hard disk drive, [Smá:t] Navi. Kenwood is renowned to be at the leading edge of in car technology. The HDM-555 has been designed to be easily operated and to be compatible with the iPod giving you access to all your stored Mp3’s.

The main feature of this device is the screen, or should we say the touch screen TV monitor with independent hard keys to make it very easy to use. The best thing is the HDD which will store all of your Mp3’s, WMA’s, videos and GPS maps. You can also play your CD’s and DVD’s from disc, including DVD-R/RW and CD-R/RW discs. This is a complete in car entertainment system.

One piece of software that it has been released with in Japan is the Windows Automotive platform which allows the user in the vehicle to connect through the internet to a home server, allowing you to check for telephone messages at home or control electronic systems programmed into your home network.

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