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Pioneer.eu: Pioneer has introduced 3 new NavGate systems, that offer improved map coverage with fast, accurate 2D and 3D route guidance and up-to-date traffic information to ensure that every journey goes according to plan.

The AVIC-F930BT, AVIC-F9310BT and AVIC-F30BT integrate the finest audio components, including Auto EQ and an improved tuner with heightened sensitivity, enhancing listening pleasure along the way. Wireless telephony and audio streaming are available with built-in Bluetooth technology, while the wide-ranging playback possibilities include direct control of iPod, iPhone and files from microSD and USB.

At a time when you can take your personal devices with you virtually anywhere, including the car, Pioneer is helping to make it easier and safer to integrate these devices into the car environment.

2011 NavGate features

The new devices offer a preinstalled map database from Tele Atlas covering 44 European countries and featuring millions of destinations and Points of Interest (POIs). Pioneer’s proprietary NavGate Feeds PC and smartphone applications have made navigation customisable. They enable you to find your own POIs from a range of sources, such as Google Maps mapping service, internet POI sites and geotagged images, and add them to your system’s maps using an SD card, USB device or Bluetooth. You can also add safety camera locations that warn you of approaching accident blackspots, and a Traffic Message Channel (TMC) receiver informs you about traffic jams and incidents on your route.

The units all benefit from MusicSphere technology, Pioneer’s new software application for iTunes which automatically analyses and profiles your iTunes library to create mood-based playlists that can be transferred to your iPod or iPhone.

New to the 2011 NavGate range are:

• A vehicle status display input: allows the use of CAN-bus functions such as Park Assist and Climate Control through the NavGate unit’s display.
• App Mode feature: lets you view a connected iPhone or iPod touch’s video content from Safari, YouTube and other select apps directly on the system’s high resolution screen. It can only be accessed when the car is in park and the hand brake is fully engaged.
• Practical theft protection: the bottom section of the AVIC-F930BT’s control panel, which is small enough to fit into a pocket, can simply be removed and taken along. While it’s gone, the headunit cannot be used by anyone else, removing the temptation for theft and giving extra peace of mind.
• Audio features: in addition to Advanced Sound Retriever that enhances audio playback of compressed audio files on CD sources and an 8-band graphic equaliser, new features include Auto EQ Measurement and Sonic Center Control which enable you to precisely calibrate the sound field in the car.

Custom built for Volkswagen, Skoda and Seat

The 2011 line-up also includes the AVIC F9310BT, derived from the AVIC-F930BT and custom built for Volkswagen, Skoda and Seat cars. The model is designed to perfectly match the shape, colour and texture of a car’s dashboard. It will have the appearance of an OEM unit while having all of the added benefits that NavGate brings. On many Volkswagen models, the AVIC F9310BT will display the status of the vehicle’s Air Conditioning System and Parking Sensors.

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Pioneer.eu: Pioneer has teamed up with ViaMichelin, the digital travel assistance specialists, to provide you with the possibility to export all addresses, pre-selected on the ViaMichelin website, from the website to your Navgate device.

Ideal for planning the next vacation, the service allows you to make the most of your time on the road by adding ViaMichelin points of interest to your NavGate device. You will be able to find POIs such as restaurants, hotels, campings, charming bed and breakfasts and tourist sites throughout Europe from the ViaMichelin websites.

POIs can be selected, exported and saved on an SD card, which once inserted into the NavGate device gives access to the POIs through ‘NavGate FEEDS’ in the ‘Destination’ menu. The service is available for the whole of Europe.

Your NavGate Feeds software will check for this update automatically.

Watch a demo video:

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Pioneer.eu: Pioneer introduces MusicSphere, a new software plug-in for iTunes which allows you to breathe new life into all of the music you have collected over the years. With digital music libraries rapidly expanding, lots of songs are lost in the masses. As a result, many people have loads of tracks that they forgot they had and never listen to. (more…)

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Pioneer.eu: In April and May, Pioneer will introduce six new NavGate systems, that mix unsurpassed navigation guidance with Bluetooth wireless technology and a host of multimedia capabilities.More than basic navigation units, these models enhance in-car travel with various communication and entertainment possibilities. The new NavGate line-up is easy to use, fits smoothly in all types of cars and can be customised to suit the your personal taste.

At heart, NavGate is about fast and precise in-car navigation. The new units offer a comprehensive, preinstalled map database from Tele Atlas covering 44 European countries and featuring millions of destinations and Points of Interest (POIs). Navigation is stress-free thanks to easy address input and fast route calculation.

To avoid any unwelcome surprises, all 2010 models come with a Traffic Message Channel (TMC) receiver that will inform you about traffic jams and incidents on your route.

Offering a range of interesting features, our proprietary NavGate Feeds PC and smartphone software has made navigation customisable. It enables you to find your own POIs from a range of sources, such as Google Maps mapping service, internet POI sites and geotagged images, and add them to your system’s maps using an SD card, USB device or Bluetooth.

The ECO Driving function provides driving status reports and visualises your impact on the environment.Thanks to NavGate Feeds, the units can estimate the fuel cost of trip routes as well as the vehicle’s CO2 emissions through detailed Drive Reports.

The application can also analyse driving habits over a period of time to give suggestions on how to be more economic with fuel. Read more…
 

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Pioneer: Start planning your route before stepping into your car with Pioneer’s free NavGate FEEDS iPhone application.

Use the Google Maps interface of your iPhone to find your destination and transfer it via Bluetooth for easy, turn-by-turn directions on Pioneer’s AVIC-F10BT or AVIC-F310BT NavGate systems.

Using the iPhone app, you can:

• Run a point of interest (POI) search on your iPhone using Google Maps, drop a pin at the location and then send it to your NavGate for automatic routing
• Take a photo of your current position (or even receive a photo from a friend), create geo-tag data and send it to your NavGate for automatic routing.

Any POI you send from your iPhone will be saved on the NavGate as a contact.

NavGate Feeds for iPhone is compatible with the AVIC-F10BT and AVIC-F310BT.

For more:

• Download the free iPhone application from iTunes
• Find out more about NavGate Feeds

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Pioneer: Looking for the most complete navigation and multimedia centre there is? The 2-DIN NavGate AVIC-F10BT will be available across Europe from August 2009.

Leading Pioneer’s award-winning NavGate range, advanced features include:

• speech commands letting you control a number of navigation, Bluetooth and audio functions simply by speaking to the system,
• a large 7-inch WVGA touch screen for crystal clear presentation of the highly detailed maps covering the whole of Europe,
• a new innovation to better negotiate junctions,
• hands-free telephony and versatile connectivity to enjoy virtually any audio or video format (including direct iPod/iPhone control)

Full details and more images here.

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Pioneer: The NavGate AVIC-F310BT (available across Europe in July) is one of the most competitively-priced products in Pioneer’s range of integrated in-car GPS navigation and multimedia centres.

Providing simple, highly intuitive control of navigation, audio and phone features, it’s a multi-talented partner for more entertaining and efficient journeys.

The AVIC-F310BT provides:

• comprehensive navigation across Europe complemented by
• a range of powerful features (including traffic alerts, 2D and 3D maps),
• versatile connectivity to enjoy high-quality audio from virtually any source and hands-free phone communications.

The ‘face’ of the 2-Din NavGate AVIC-F310BT is a 4.3-inch WQVGA touch screen, that can be detached for peace of mind.

The wide-viewing angle display is perfect for viewing the detailed maps (covering 9 million kilometres across 44 countries covered) available in 2D or 3D views integrated on the fast-response internal flash memory.

Keeping a constant eye on the road ahead, the system monitors TMC traffic feeds to assess traffic flows up to 150 kilometres away: should a problem arise, the system will suggest alternative routes for you.

With a powerful processor, navigation and entertainment capabilities can be used simultaneously. And when it comes to playing your audio, your way, the NavGate AVIC-F310BT has it covered. As well as playing CDs, you can enjoy audio in a range of formats including MP3, WMA, AAC or WAV (played from CD or USB), connect and control your iPod or iPhone (through an optional cable) and Personal Media Players through the Audio-in socket.

Your communications is managed by the industry’s optimum Bluetooth system from Parrot. You can leave your phone anywhere in the vehicle or in your pocket and all your contacts are available to browse and call. All conversations are clearly relayed through your car’s speakers. Three phones can be registered in the system with 400 contacts available per user.

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Electricpig: They’ve been out on the market for a few weeks now, but Pioneer’s been keeping very quiet about its latest range of NavGate satnavs cum-in-car-entertainment centres.

If you want a device that’ll get you from A to B without too much difficulty, buy a TomTom. But if you want a system that’ll keep keep the kids quiet in the back, not get stolen when you leave it in the car and tell you where your favourite shops are enroute as well, you need a NavGate installed.

There are three models in the range, the AVIC-F500BT, 700BT and 900BT. All pack European maps on the flash memory inside, grab tunes from an iPod and adjust sound levels on their 5.8 inch touch screens, while the high end models pack DVD playback support and the entry-level, the 500BT, can be taken out of the car and carried around.

All boast Bluetooth to automatically sync your car stereo with your phone for the ultimate hands-free kit. Add a USB and SD card slot for extra memory and you’ve got an impressive entertainment unit with satnav thrown in.

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