Parrot rethought automotive tablets

By checking the “Spam” tab in his e-mail, he once again became acquainted with an interesting device. Actually, the newsletter caught my attention by mentioning the French company Parrot. Last year, I tested the speakerphone (in other words, the car speakerphone system) Parrot MINIKIT Neo, which facilitated a hands-free conversation on the phone, starting from the stage of calling / receiving a call.

This time the advertised device turned out to be even more interesting, I was offered to get acquainted with the Parrot ASTEROID Tablet. This is a surprise, “the first automobile tablet” in Russia. The wording, to put it mildly, alerted. It is not good to throw such ugly-marketing statements of a company with almost 26 years of history. In fact, it turned out that the statement, although controversial, contains a grain of truth.

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I bet that looking at the photo, you thought about the next tablet navigator. Plus, the remote on the steering wheel says Parrot has conjured up the control of the speakerphone. In reality, things are not so simple. In fact, Parrot implemented the idea of ​​improving 2DIN multimedia systems with GPS. Instead of the inconvenient installation of the screen is not before our eyes, Parrot “took out” the display beyond the limits of the “dummy”. The result - the screen, decorated in the tablet, is before the eyes, and the electronic unit is hidden from these very eyes.
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The next point is the redesigned Android 2.3 interface. The release already smacks of mothballs, but! The process of rethinking the system took Parrot three years. Something tells me that during this period Parrot guys have done something more than a couple of new menus. According to the press release, Parrot ASTEROID Market is mentioned as an alternative to Google Play. The "play" itself, as I understand it, is missing. Sadly

Support for 3G and 4G modems is indicated, but not specified, do you need to connect them with an OTG cable or are the ports located directly in the electrical unit? In general, I had a lot of questions for the Parrot ASTEROID Tablet, so I asked this device for a test. Tomorrow they threaten to deliver - let's see what we are still offered. I will not discuss the price of almost 19,000 rubles (about $ 600) for now, because there are 2DIN systems on sale for 10,000 ($ 320) and 50,000 rubles ($ 1,600).