AMICOM 2012: Exhibition Tour The Highlights of The AMICOM

From DAB + enabled via radio link up to the mirror show car polo "Sta Game": The AMICOM 2012 provides plenty of multimedia news for the car. We will show you the highlights.

The new Monoceiver KW NSX1 of specialist Car Audio JVC Car radio with CD and DVD player, plus speakerphone. However, the KW-NSX1 can do more: He gets Wired all of the smartphone apps on the radio display. This standard is called Mirror link. Whether Twitter or Facebook, mobile navigation or Internet radio - the driver can control everything via the touch-sensitive screen of the radio or a steering wheel remote control. The key: The unit is not set to an operating system, but works with Android, iPhone, Symbian and Windows phones together (price 599 €). A few steps further is from Kenwood.

The aftermarket Navi DNX421DAB Kenwood VHF receiving side, the new digital radio DAB +, which provides CD-quality music and special interest programs makes possible. For this purpose, it plays music from CD, DVD, USB stick or memory card. In addition, the driver can operate the touch screen and the so-called app-mode smart phone programs that show images or movies. Text input is not possible (Price: 1,000 €). Alpine hi-fi specialist shows in addition to DAB + radios and devices with a Mirror link the double-DIN slot INE-W928R navigation device with an eight-inch screen. The largest display at loud Alpine double-DIN units shows route guidance and music simultaneously on a split screen. Despite the huge display, the INE-W928R fit into the normal double-din slot, the center console (price 1199 €).

The future shows Pioneer. The head-up display for retrofitting: a cable connection with radio or navigation system are projected on-screen content via laser technology on a Plexiglas plate at the height of the sun visor. The display can depict navigation, speed, or phone display. In Japan, the retrofit device to reach the end of the year. When is it available to us and what it will cost is not yet clear. The introduction here is delayed from a banal reason: German drivers are reluctant to separate from its sun visor. In conclusion, we have another round at Kenwood Mario Kart on the red-hot, white polo show car "Game Sta" granted.

Pressure on the little button and the rear door of the VW runs quietly humming out a good meter. Behind this are two 32-inch monitors from JVC, each of which depends on a Wii console. Space for eight gamers to simultaneously gamble. Hammer! Each Wii sends its signal directly to the Monitor, the alarm goes to the radio. Digital amplifiers and four subwoofers, and a whole battery loudspeakers deliver the right tone, even happy to entertain the entire exhibition. Watch a DVD? The easy part for the Polo "game Sta." (Almost) concert feeling to come here. It includes not only the little ones for a treat!