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The Bluetooth SIG unveiled a yellow Bluetooth Lotus Elise at the 3GSM World Congress 2006 in Barcelona, kitted out with the most innovative wireless technologies. In particular, visitors could see the Parrot RHYTHM N’BLUE car stereo and the Parrot 3200 LS-COLOR in demo, as well as a PDA +Â GPS solution…Â
More photos here: http://www.parrot.biz/bluetooth/BluetoothSIG_Lotus_Parrot.html
Following the launch of Rhythm N’ Blue and 3200 LS-COLOR, these new products received television coverage this month on the French channels TF1 News and on M6 for Turbo, an automotive “magazine†program. German viewers also received a demonstration of the two Parrot kits on ZDF 3sat during their automotive program coverage of the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show.
The advent of the new PBAP profile (Phone Book Access Profile) and the enhanced Hands-Free profile (HFP 1.5) will make life easier for drivers, not to forget manufacturers and OEMs looking to develop Bluetooth in cars.
It will now be even simpler to download the mobile’s phonebook and dial numbers automatically without needing to touch the phone. Everything will now be done via a wireless link. Furthermore, the new profiles will enable music to be streamed in the car via a Bluetooth link between the mobile and car stereo.
 
During CeBIT in March 2006, Engadget was the first “geek-lover” site to publish a report on the newly launched Parrot home products. Engadget’s European editor used several Bluetooth cell phones to try and test the very first sample units of Parrot PHOTO VIEWER and Parrot SOUND SYSTEM.
Parrot Photo Viewer review in the New York Times:
“A Classy Frame for 100 of Your Favorite Camera Phone Pictures”
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According to a study published by the TRG (Telematics Research Group), the GPS navigation market will practically increase tenfold over the next five years. The TRG predicts that worldwide volumes will rise from 16.7 million units to… 130.2 million in 2011! The breakdown is clearly highly beneficial to mobile navigation with 109.9 million units compared to only 20.2 million for manufacturers’ in-car systems.
Note that mobile phones will represent the vast majority of mobile GPS terminals, where phones with GPS and other smartphones will account for 97.4 million units, compared to “only” 12.5 million for vehicle-dedicated GPS. A real revolution is taking place.
The Fox 1,2 L 55 Trend combines hand-free communication and MP3. Within the framework of a Fox Bluetooth limited edition, the small Volkswagen proposes Parrot RHYTHM N BLUE CD/MP3 Bluetooth Receiver.
Thanks to this equipment, the driver can connect wirelessly his/her Bluetooth mobile phone, listen to the radio or to CDs and even read MP3. The summer will be blue at Volkswagen!