The folks at CrunchGear claim they unearthed a new, unreleased Pioneer Electronics AppRadio in the FCC database called the model SPH-DA01.
Today’s new Pioneer radios already support lots of apps, but this one reportedly has a new user interface that is more like an iPhone, with a home screen showing rows of app icons. AND, finally…..the radio has a fast capacitive 6.1 inch multi-touch screen, says the report! That means you get the same kind of responsive touch screen available on a smartphone or tablet, which would be a first for car stereo, to our knowledge.
There’s even a home button as on any Apple device plus a volume rocker switch.
CrunchGear explains the radio doesn’t actually run Apple’s iOS, but its user interface is very similar.
As in today’s car radios, users can connect their iOS device to the car radio via USB to access the apps. And apps can be downloaded via a microSD card. This is all based on a single report plus a tipster to CrunchGear, so it’s in the rumor stage.
We sent an inquiry to Pioneer about the report, but it’s still pretty early in the morning in Long Beach, CA.
You can see the CrunchGear report here.
Source: CrunchGear
Photo: Mockup of Pioneer AppRadio via CrunchGear
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I am loving the way the car audio industry is going. It is incorporating the most popular feature of the smartphone which is great, but at the same time take the individuals focus of the road. Either way it looks like a great product, thank you again