Harman/Kardon Drive + Play II and GPS 500
Posted
on January 15, 2007
Audio accessory maker Harman/Kardon at CES introduced a pair of devices made for travelers.The Drive + Play II universalizes the once iPod-only mounting kit to include direct menu navigation for other media players, including Microsoft's Zune and most jukeboxes known to work with PlaysForSure music stores. Its 3.5-inch screen now displays full color instead of the earlier monochrome and features Harman Net, an expansion port system that optionally integrates the Bluetooth hands-free calling and Sirius satellite radio. Software for the Drive + Play allows you to search a category with the wireless control knob and lets you create dynamic channels to include relevant songs. This car kit is available in March for $400.
Simultaneously Harmon also introduced it's first venture into GPS navigation, the Guide+Play GPS 500. Available for $500 in January it will include a media player that is smart enough to sort your music and other media on artist name, genre, album, etc. Guide + Play will come with a 4 inch screen and you’ll be able to upgrade its memory to 4 GB using the SD slot. The internal rechargeable battery should last you up to 5 hours on a single charge.
Audio accessory maker Harman/Kardon at CES introduced a pair of devices made for travelers.The Drive + Play II universalizes the once iPod-only mounting kit to include direct menu navigation for other media players, including Microsoft's Zune and most jukeboxes known to work with PlaysForSure music stores. Its 3.5-inch screen now displays full color instead of the earlier monochrome and features Harman Net, an expansion port system that optionally integrates the Bluetooth hands-free calling and Sirius satellite radio. Software for the Drive + Play allows you to search a category with the wireless control knob and lets you create dynamic channels to include relevant songs. This car kit is available in March for $400.
Simultaneously Harmon also introduced it's first venture into GPS navigation, the Guide+Play GPS 500. Available for $500 in January it will include a media player that is smart enough to sort your music and other media on artist name, genre, album, etc. Guide + Play will come with a 4 inch screen and you’ll be able to upgrade its memory to 4 GB using the SD slot. The internal rechargeable battery should last you up to 5 hours on a single charge. 
