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Le nouveau kit mains-libres Bluetooth de Parrot s’habille en motif pied-de-poule. Disponible au mois de novembre exclusivement chez Norauto.
Le Parrot Minikit L.E. se fixe sur le pare-soleil conducteur et se synchronise automatiquement avec le répertoire du téléphone avec lequel il est jumelé. Reconnaissance vocale : pour passer des coups de fil, il suffit de prononçer le nom des contacts figurant dans le répertoire.
From November 1st it will be against the law to handle or manipulate a mobile phone while driving and doing so will earn you an $80 dollar fine and 20 demerit points.
Basically, that means no fiddling with the phone on your lap or sending or reading text messages. The phone either needs to be mounted in a secure cradle on a dashboard or similar or you have to get a hands-free kit. (The old ones which plugged into the phone but still meant you had to dial the number manually will no longer cut the mustard).
But don’t fear – there’s plenty of Bluetooth handsfree kits to choose from (no more dangling wires) and I’ve tested some of the latest and most popular. For some reason during the gadget review, the devices got studio-fright and refused to work (some say it’s the phone reception in the studio, I say it’s Oliver) but in road tests they all performed!
PARROT MINIKIT SLIM – $229
This Bluetooth device is slim, attractive and easy to use and attaches to the car’s sun visor with a little clip. Uploading your phone book onto the device is a doddle – mine did it automatically – and then it’s ready for action. The device announces who in your contact list is calling you and a quick jab of the green button connects you. To make a call, jab the green button and say the name. There’s also a dial to manually browse through the contact list (although the latter is illegal if you’re driving as it requires too much fiddling).
Advantages: Simple to set up, simple to use. The call quality is great as the whole device acts as a speaker. I didn’t notice any interference or call drop-out during testing. You can also log onto the Parrot website and update the car-kit regularly and for free using the software update tool. Talk time is up to 20 hours and it comes with a charger that plugs into the car cigarette lighter socket.
Disadvantages: You might have to learn a bit of “Parrot” to make it work and sometimes if thinks it’s made a match it goes ahead and dials without asking which then requires frantic stabbing at the sun visor to switch it off and a bit of cursing (at least on my part). That said, you can solve the problem by recording new voice tags if there are names it doesn’t recognise.
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And for the truly flash…how about a hardwired hands free kit
PARROT MKI9200 CAR KIT – $599.00 plus approx $200 to install
The MKi system combines the latest communication technologies with a full set of services dedicated to music. Once paired with your Bluetooth mobile phone, the MKi enables you to establish in a few seconds any phone conversations in your vehicle without needing to handle the telephone.
And all the connectors for any type of music are provided with each MKi hands-free kit: iPod, iPhone, iTouch, USB keys, USB MP3 players, Bluetooth Stereo devices, CD players, MiniDisc.
Advantages: It looks flash, lets you play your music at the same and the sound quality is great.
Disadvantages: It’s a tad expensive once you take into account installation costs which have to be done by an approved car dealer or installer and if you swap cars you can’t take it with you.
How to pair your Parrot MKi 9200 with your Bluetooth cell phone?
Great demo tutorial video by Halfords team.
Try the Parrot RKi8400 demo now!
The car stereo made for your iPhone
- Play your music from your iPhone/iPod,
- Make & receive hands-free calls easily
- Voice recognition without training…
- Charge and store your iPhone in the compartment
- Display your iPhone/iPod covers on the large colour screen
- Listen to the Virtual SuperBass DSP
Parrot RKi8400, the Bluetooth car stereo dedicated to digital music and hands free telephony
- 2.4″ TFT high-definition color screen
- Made for iPod
- Works with iPhone
- Bluetooth hands free system
- Automatic phonebook synchronisation
- Up to 10 paired phones
- Text-To-Speech: speech synthesis of names in phonebook
- Learning -free, multi-user voice recognition.
- External adjustable double microphone
- Noise reduction, full duplex and echo cancellation (Parrot DSP-3)
- Streaming audio from any Bluetooth stereo (A2DP) source
- Line in
- Line Out
- SD HC card reader
- USB
- AM/FM tuner with RDS
- 36 Preset radio stations
- MP3 & WMA
- 4×50 WATTS MOS-FET Amplifier
- Sound effect: Virtual SuperBass
- Transmission of conversations and music via vehicle speakers
- Auto insert faceplate
- Storage compartment behind front panel for your peripherals
Need to install a Bluetooth hands free car kit in US? Please check our certified installer and dealer geolocator. Powered by google maps!
Comment téléphoner au volant tout en conservant tous ses points de permis ? Réponse et Mode d’emploi dans la dernière vidéo …
Plus d’informations sur les produits et solutions sans fil Parrot sur www.parrot.com
Dank der vielen zufriedenen Kunden und der einzigartigen Technologie erhielt die Parrot MKi-Serie wieder neue Awards.
- mehr Infos : PARROT MKi9200
- mehr Infos : PARROT MKi9100
- mehr Infos : PARROT MKi9000
- www.parrot.com
L’offre de l’été à ne pas manquer : le PARROT MINIKIT SLIM à 69 euros + le Coffret DVD Edition Prestige “Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis” pour seulement 1 euro de plus !
Offre disponible chez :
Boulanger, Fnac, Leclerc (catalogue regional) Media Saturn Auto Leclerc, Norauto, Maxauto, Feu Vert, Autobacs, Roady, Boutiques télécoms 5/5 et chez les installateurs certifiés Parrot.
- plus d’informations sur le PARROT MINIKIT SLIM
Wireless music from your iPhone thanks to OS 3.0 software update!
Bluetooth lovers rejoice, the iPhone and iPod Touch now sport support for Stereo Bluetooth.
Thanks to OS 3.0 software update, your iPhone or iPod Touch can play music wirelessly:
- At home, you can beam your tunes to the Parrot ZIKMU and to Bluetooth-enabled speakers such as Parrot DS1120
- On the road you can stream music to your Parrot hands free system such as Parrot MKi9200.
Move wireless, thanks to iPhone OS 3.0! Available June 17, 2009 on Apple.com
More info about Bluetooth Stereo A2DP on Bluetooth.com
Latest available versions :
http://www.parrot.com/usa/support/downloads
