This is pretty darned clever...

Solutions Etcetera · Jan 8, 2014

https://blog.sony.com/press/sony-announces-the-first-smartphone-cradle-receiver/

Of course it will be down to the software for how well it works, but it has piqued my interest.

mmegalodon · Jan 8, 2014

This is pretty damn sweet actually :good:

vikramkhalsa · Jan 8, 2014

Very cool.. i was thinking of doing something like that for myself anyways, but it would be nice if it was made for it!

mtpease · Jan 10, 2014

I wonder how well this system will integrate with an aftermarket car stereo. I have a sub woofer, and a backup camera in my car, and they both connect directly to my head unit. If I could use an android phone as my backup camera, I would be incredibly pleased.

Solutions Etcetera · Jan 10, 2014

mtpease said:
I wonder how well this system will integrate with an aftermarket car stereo. I have a sub woofer, and a backup camera in my car, and they both connect directly to my head unit. If I could use an android phone as my backup camera, I would be incredibly pleased.

I believe it has preamp outs for a sub amp, but no input for a cam.

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mtpease · Jan 10, 2014

Solutions Etcetera said:
I believe it has preamp outs for a sub amp, but no input for a cam.

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Well, that's just disappointing. I'm not willing to lose my backup camera, I guess I will not be buying one.

Solutions Etcetera · Jan 10, 2014

mtpease said:
Well, that's just disappointing. I'm not willing to lose my backup camera, I guess I will not be buying one.

Can't really expect them to support other party cam setups. You could rig up an IP cam back there. There are a number of apps on Play that should be able to receive it.

TheDave1022 · Jan 10, 2014

A little more information here from Android Police

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...sony-xsp-n1bt-android-phone-mount-car-stereo/

Wade-0 · Jan 10, 2014

My main concern with a setup like that would be screen burn-in on our AMOLED display. I used my GNex in a powered car dock with the screen always on, and I could clearly see the giant Pandora "P" burned into the middle of the screen from my car-home application.

Solutions Etcetera · Jan 10, 2014

Wade-0 said:
My main concern with a setup like that would be screen burn-in on our AMOLED display. I used my GNex in a powered car dock with the screen always on, and I could clearly see the giant Pandora "P" burned into the middle of the screen from my car-home application.

Why would you need to keep the display on all of the time? Of course, if the clamp doesn't allow access to your power button, then it is a pretty big fail for Android.

Wade-0 · Jan 10, 2014

Solutions Etcetera said:
Why would you need to keep the display on all of the time? Of course, if the clamp doesn't allow access to your power button, then it is a pretty big fail for Android.

If there was an option to dim the display or even go to sleep, with a way to quickly wake it up (Car Home Ultra recently added this feature) then I'd be fine with that. Otherwise, what kind of hoops would you have to jump through to skip/pause/change source/etc with the display turned off, all while avoiding an accident?

Solutions Etcetera · Jan 11, 2014

Wade-0 said:
If there was an option to dim the display or even go to sleep, with a way to quickly wake it up (Car Home Ultra recently added this feature) then I'd be fine with that. Otherwise, what kind of hoops would you have to jump through to skip/pause/change source/etc with the display turned off, all while avoiding an accident?

Well, I am assuming they thought this out, and ran everything by the lawyers as liability can be a big thing with something like this. Of course, it may be half ass (with no one thinking about sleeping/waking the phone) and just put up a universal disclaimer every time you power it on, much like my Eclipse "user interface from hell" in-dash nav head.

Guess will just have to wait and see.

Wade-0 · Jan 11, 2014

Solutions Etcetera said:
Well, I am assuming they thought this out, and ran everything by the lawyers as liability can be a big thing with something like this. Of course, it may be half ass (with no one thinking about sleeping/waking the phone) and just put up a universal disclaimer every time you power it on, much like my Eclipse "user interface from hell" in-dash nav head.

Guess will just have to wait and see.

Yeah, too light on details to know at this point. But I don't think it would really matter as much on non-AMOLED phones. I'm just wondering if this is tailored more for Xperia phones. If I had all the standard playback controls as physical buttons I'd probably be happy with it. It does look like it might have physical volume buttons, but I can't really tell what the others are for in that tiny pic.

Solutions Etcetera · Jan 11, 2014

Wade-0 said:
Yeah, too light on details to know at this point. But I don't think it would really matter as much on non-AMOLED phones. I'm just wondering if this is tailored more for Xperia phones. If I had all the standard playback controls as physical buttons I'd probably be happy with it. It does look like it might have physical volume buttons, but I can't really tell what the others are for in that tiny pic.

The buttons on the front are source, voice, and volume, and maybe dual purpose (long press) as there are other labels printed next to them. It also comes with a remote for when the phone is not docked.

It is tailored for Sony models as it has the magnetic charging port for them in the cradle. I just hope it was not designed for always on screens. That would be a waste.

murso74 · Jan 14, 2014

i will never, ever, ever ,ever EVER buy another sony product again, much less another head unit. i bought one last year that was 1/2 assed at best, and the firmware updates were pathetic. Plus when everyone complained in the forums, they buried the car audio forum in miscellaneous products with all the dead proprietary tech they abandoned. STAY AWAY

640k · Jan 15, 2014

this head unit has potential. i've always wanted to do something with my N7, but this is a close second, and portable.

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here's a better link with actual product photos:

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...sony-xsp-n1bt-android-phone-mount-car-stereo/

Sony-Sony-XSP-N1BT-Smartphone-Cradle-Receiver_2-640x426.jpg

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Sony-Sony-XSP-N1BT-Smartphone-Cradle-Receiver_4-640x426.jpg

i'm wondering if this thing can be modified to fit a tablet!? at the end of the day, it's just the mounting mechanism that gets in the way.

Solutions Etcetera · Jan 15, 2014

I have yet to find a tablet that isn't polarized at 90°. That means it is un-viewable in landscape when driving with polarized sunglasses (which I always use).

Thankfully the Moto X is polarized at 45° and viewable in both portrait and landscape.

640k · Jan 16, 2014

Solutions Etcetera said:
I have yet to find a tablet that isn't polarized at 90°. That means it is un-viewable in landscape when driving with polarized sunglasses (which I always use).

Thankfully the Moto X is polarized at 45° and viewable in both portrait and landscape.

good point. the 7 is def polarized at 90.

i seemed to have had a similar problem with my old DROID1/2/3/4 lines. once i added an anti-glare screen protector, it seemed to correct the issue. i wonder if the same could be accomplished with a tablet or if its too much real estate.

Wade-0 · Jan 16, 2014

That's kind of cool that it has a small display behind where the phone sits, that kind of resolves one of my concerns about it being totally useless without a phone, and having to uninstall it later when I sell the car.

Those "shelfs" on the top and bottom look like major dust catchers though, that would drive me nuts. The "release" button makes me wonder if the clamping mechanism is motorized? Would be cool if the magnet was strong enough and polarized correctly to trigger the Car Mode on the Moto X too.

Sorry, just thinking out loud...

640k · Jan 16, 2014

Wade-0 said:
That's kind of cool that it has a small display behind where the phone sits, that kind of resolves one of my concerns about it being totally useless without a phone, and having to uninstall it later when I sell the car.

Those "shelfs" on the top and bottom look like major dust catchers though, that would drive me nuts. The "release" button makes me wonder if the clamping mechanism is motorized? Would be cool if the magnet was strong enough and polarized correctly to trigger the Car Mode on the Moto X too.

Sorry, just thinking out loud...

you could always tape/glue a magnet to engage it.

This is pretty darned clever...

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