Review: Parrot Asteroid SMART

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla 

The advent of the connected car is upon us. Apple’s CarPlay and Google’s Open Automotive Alliance are both major platforms that integrate existing smartphone technology with in-car entertainment, navigation, Internet access and even applications.

While Apple and Google’s play for motoring meets mobile is only starting to take shape, Parrot’s been a long time proponent of melding smartphone technology and apps with existing cars. I had the opportunity to exchange my 2003 VW Jetta’s stock sound system (an 8 speaker setup with a 200w Monsoon amplifier) with the latest Parrot Asteroid Smart.

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Parrot ASTEROID gets three new navigation apps

If you use an ASTEROID Smart or ASTEROID Tablet in your car or are planning on getting one, Parrot gives you three more reasons with the three new navigation apps up for download on the ASTEROID Market.

Now, you’ll have access to navigation expert TomTom for $47.99; the community-based traffic and navigation app Waze for free; and the open-source map application Navfree that is also free for download.