MP3Car, Inc. Announces the First Car Computing Enabler at DEMO 2006
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Feb. 8, 2006 -- MP3Car has 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 Corporation, the Enabler is the critical "missing link" 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.
MP3Car developed the first complete in-car software platform, StreetDeck, which was recently released at CES 2006. This car computing Enabler completes the puzzle, allowing PC and CE manufacturers to develop hardware systems that integrate perfectly and safely with the car.
"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," says, Damien Stolarz, CTO.
"We have developed excellent relationships with key automakers, and our introduction of the first ever car computer enabler at DEMO 2006 is a key step in helping our hardware partners provide them with a complete car-computing solution," says Robert Wray, MP3Car CEO.
About DEMO 2006
The annual DEMO conferences focus on emerging technologies and new products, which are hand-selected from across the spectrum of the technology marketplace. The DEMO conferences have earned their reputation for consistently identifying tomorrow's cutting-edge technologies, and have served as launch pad events for companies such as Palm, E*Trade, Handspring, and U.S. Robotics, helping them secure venture funding, establish critical business relationships and influence early adopters. Each DEMO conference features approximately 70 new companies, products, and technologies. For more information on the DEMO conferences, visit http://www.demo.com/ .
About MP3Car.com, Inc.
MP3Car, Inc. is a car computing company with offices in Maryland and Los Angeles. The company designs and manufactures innovative software and hardware for telematics and infotainment, incorporating features of mobile computing, media centers, WiFi and 3G networking an open car computing platform. While MP3Car began as the largest online forum and e-commerce destination for car computing, the company has evolved to become a leading provider of car computer platforms and software. For more information visit http://www.streetdeck.com/ and http://www.mp3car.com/ .