JBL introduced during CES the Smartbase, which won a 2016 CES Innovation award.
The Smartbase is a dock that sits on the windshield via a rocking suction cup mount. Your phone literally sticks to it via a Gecko grip plate. It provides wireless Qi charging for the phone and handsfree calling with noise cancellation. You also get Bluetooth audio streaming.
It has a button for launching Apple’s Siri and it can provide navigation and app alerts from a smartphone
The Smartbase also give you a USB slot in the back so you can charge a second device. It plugs into the cigarette lighter or it can be hardwired into the car. It ships this fall at $199 or $99 for a version without Qi charging.
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