Mistral introduces hands-free car kit

Bangalore, July 26 (UNI) Mistral Software, a premier product realisation company, today announced the availability of a highly versatile Bluetooth based hands-free car kit based on Analog Devices Blackfin Car Telematics Platform.

Designed for usage in the automotive environment, the kit was geared to meet the key parameters of wireless telephony and driver safety, the company said in a release here.

Automotive infotainment was emerging as the next battleground for digital devices. From Telematics to back seat entertainment systems, the vehicle was fast becoming a mobile media centre on wheels capable of managing content and information for entertainment, productivity and safety, enhancing the driving experience.

Introduction of Bluetooth in the automotive environment promised to enable a slew of sophisticated automotive applications. Increased penetration of Bluetooth on mobile phones and stringent laws banning cell-phone talking while driving had spurred vehicle manufacturers to providing hands-free mobile usage features, the release said.

The kit development/reference platform was built on Analog Devices Blackfin processor which offered a combination of digital signal processing and microprocessor functionality, suitable for the embedded audio, video and communications requirements found in today's automotive applications. The kit provided complete hands-free operation to the user to make/receive calls on GSM Mobile phone, either through wired GSM handset, embedded GSM or Bluetooth interface. It also provided audio streaming over Bluetooth to play encoded audio data coming from source device like handheld jukebox.

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