TAG | Car Dock
Google has been running their series of Nexus One : The Story for a few days now. Today is episode 5: Day One. This video is about a day in the life of a Nexus One user, from waking to the Android alarm all the way until using the Google Sky Map app to look at the stars at night. One particular area of interest is a quick shot of what could be the car dock accessory for the Nexus One. It’s not a great shot, but it’s a little preview. Continue Reading…
Google can finally take the “coming soon” placeholder down from their desktop dock. Today users are able to purchase the good looking desktop dock for their much loved Nexus One. At least for the users who haven’t thrown their N1 out because of 3G issues. The desktop dock is a nice cradle that will hold your N1 upright and allow for charging as well as audio output to your audio gear via bluetooth. It will also start up the clock application automatically. But, it will not transmit data when plugged in, so don’t expect to be able to attach the dock your your PC. Continue Reading…
The Nexus One should eventually have at least two docks, a Home Dock and Car Dock. We already know the phone comes with a few contacts on the bottom from this image engadget has of their on hands review. And we also saw some reports of docks getting past the FCC with bluetooth included. There is even more evidence of the docks in the user manual as well. Continue Reading…
The two docking accessories for the Motorola Droid, the Car Dock and the Multimedia Station run $3o each. A quick reminder of what the docks are about:
Driving Directions
One of the most interesting new features is a beta version of the Google Maps Navigation application which will be preloaded on the device. The Maps navigation app will let users route directions and view them in 3D, and will also offer voice and turn-by-turn directions. The phone holder dock is specifically meant to be used with the Google Map Navigation feature and will provide an experience very close to stand alone GPS solutions. It holds the Droid and has a magnetic to put the Droid into car mode which replaces the home screen with a larger icon more diver friendly interface including voice dial, voice search and of course quick access to navigation.
Get where you need to go with Google Maps Navigation (Beta): DROID is the first device with Google Maps Navigation, providing turn-by-turn voice guidance as a free feature of Google Maps. It’s powered by Google and connected to the Internet. Use voice shortcuts and simply say “Navigate to [your destination],” and you’ll be on your way. See live traffic, use Street View or satellite imagery to view your route, and get access to the most recent maps and business information from Google Maps without ever needing to update your device. Engadget has a whole series of screenshots available detailing some of the awesome features of Google’s beta nav app.
MultiMedia Station
Here is some information on what they are calling the Multimedia station:
A. Weather
B. Music
C. Slideshow
D. Brightness
E. Alarms
Notes:
If your phone is locked while on the multimedia station, press the Menu key to see the clock.
When you connect the multimedia station to a computer, you may need to install drivers on your computer.
To download drivers, visit www.motorola.com/support.