Thursday 5 December 2013

Broadcom Goes After Automotive Market With Android system Syncing Platform

Broadcom on Thursday exposed a new Bluetooth-based program to get in touch Android devices with vehicle handling methods providing enjoyment, routing, and other in-vehicle programs.

The processor company's Automotive Bluetooth wireless selection can connect in-vehicle methods with Android mobile phones, tablets, and wearable devices like smartwatches, "enabling sleek in-car relationship," Broadcom said.

The new program is an expansion of Broadcom's current "Bluedroid" wireless bluetooth program selection for included methods, developed as part of the Android Open Source Project (AOSP).

"The choice of in-vehicle technology is becoming more important as consumer demand for sleek mobile and wearable device relationship keeps on growing. Auto makers and level one suppliers are looking for effective, feature-rich and versatile operating-system that are relatively pain-free and easy to set up," Wealthy Barrett, Broadcom's home of Bluetooth Connection, said in a announcement.

"Our Android  Automotive wireless bluetooth program brings together Broadcom's proven expertise in content management and widely applied wireless relationship with premier information improved for use in the changing vehicle environment."

Broadcom said the discharge of the new program selection, available now to qualified customers in editions improved for Android, RTOS and A linux system systemunix, would remove "poor audio performance and interoperability barriers" across devices as a result of the fragmentation of wireless bluetooth program available today.

"Broadcom's Android Automotive wireless bluetooth program removes these restrictions, providing a significant improvement in audio quality for hands-free calling and running music," the company said.

In addition to providing better syncing with portable mobile phones, Broadcom said the program will also make developing wearable devices with in-vehicle methods easier, starting the door for wearable programs used to "monitor car proprietor health and finger marks signs such as car proprietor fatigue and bac."

For car producers eying Android-based in-vehicle methods, Broadcom further mentioned that using its Android Automotive  wireless bluetooth program selection would "eliminate potential documentation and royalty fees when used with Broadcom rubberized."

Also this week, Broadcom presented a new Bluetooth-equipped System-on-a-Chip (SoC) as an addition to its WICED family of products for wearable technology and Internet-of-Things (IoT) products.

The company's new BCM20736 WICED Brilliant processor has a tiny ARM Cortex M3 program processor, with the CM3 microcontroller unit integrated with rf (RF) tour and Broadcom's Included wireless bluetooth Brilliant Collection in a single processor.



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