Nokia Multimedia Car Kit CK-20W Takes Multimedia from Mobile to Automobile
New Handsfree Solution from Nokia Integrates Personal Music Box
NEW YORK, Sept. 26 -- Nokia today launched the Nokia Multimedia Car Kit CK-20W, the first integrated handsfree solution to combine high-quality communication and music in the car.** Thanks to Bluetooth*** wireless technology, the easy-to-use system is compatible with a broad range of mobile phones and delivers excellent audio quality featuring DSP (Digital Signal Processing).
Previously, drivers who wanted to retrofit their cars with music or communication had to install both systems separately. Now, the new Nokia Multimedia Car Kit CK-20W bundles both of these applications in a single solution. It can be used with a compatible mobile phone as a personal in-car music player, putting phone and music functions at the user's fingertips. "This product represents a major step towards achieving our goal of fueling the convergence of multimedia and automotive communication in the aftermarket," commented Wolfgang Gartner, Senior Category Manager, Nokia Automotive.
Music stored on a compatible mobile phone can be played over the vehicle speakers in stereo quality using Bluetooth streaming, based on the Bluetooth A2DP Profile. This turns the mobile phone into an in-car music player, with functions like start/stop, previous/next track readily accessible on the operating unit of the handsfree system. Owners of mobile MP3 players like the Apple iPod can also connect their player to the Nokia Multimedia Car Kit CK- 20W using the cable that comes with the car kit or via Bluetooth -- if supported by the respective player.
The Nokia Multimedia Car Kit CK-20W always gives priority to voice communications. The operating concept ensures, for example, that music playback is automatically muted when a call comes in. The Nokia Multimedia Car Kit CK-20W will be available in the 4th quarter of 2006 at a MSRP of $279.95.
** Many jurisdictions have laws regarding the use of a phone in a vehicle environment. Obey all local laws. Always keep your hands free to operate the vehicle while driving. Your first consideration while driving should be road safety.
*** Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc. This system supports the A2DP Profile: Advanced Audio Distribution Profile/1.0 and the AVRCP Audio/Video Remote-Control Profile.
**** For further details please go to http://www.nokia.com/; for other S60 based phones, please see http://www.s60.com/
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