Parrot ASTEROID Free software update

Compatibility with the steering wheel commands and new web services
Parrot, a leader in wireless peripherals for mobile phones, is releasing a software improvement for the Parrot ASTEROID, a new generation of car receiver working on the Android„¢ operating system.
Users can connect the Parrot ASTEROID to the systems of steering wheel commands in their car, benefiting from an extended way of sharing a 3G connection as well as access to Deezer, an online music library.

Steering Wheel Commands Via The Interface Parrot UNIKA.
The free software update 1.5 makes the Parrot ASTEROID compatible with the systems of steering wheel commands in the majority of vehicles available on the market. The connection between the Parrot ASTEROID and the steering wheel commands is simply carried out by installing the universal interface Parrot UNIKA. Without taking your hands off the steering wheel, drivers can access a range of Parrot ASTEROID features: hands-free telephony, management of the radio, regulation of the volume, selection of musical sources…*
For more information on the universal interface Parrot UNIKA: link* depending of vehicle models
New Way Of Sharing A 3G Connection
To access the various web services available on the Parrot ASTEROID, users can currently connect it via a 3G key or tethering from a mobile phone via Bluetooth. To complement these two means of connection, the software update 1.5 includes the connection’s sharing of a Smartphone via a USB cable. A way of connection especially adapted to Smartphones working under Android operating system.
New Web Service
Deezer* – Access to an online music library
This new music application will be linked to the Parrot ASTEROID voice recognition feature. This will allow user to search for the name of an artist or an album by voice. If the artist or the album requested is not available on connected peripherals, the Parrot ASTEROID will search automatically if a 3G USB key is connected on the online Deezer music library.
*Service under subscription

Parrot ASTEROID: Hands-Free Telephony, Music And Web Services
The Parrot ASTEROID is the first car receiver working on the Android„¢ operating system. It enables access to innovative web services including iCoyote, Orange Liveradio, Deezer, Maps and Fuel for less, via a 3G key, or a tethering phone connected by Bluetooth or USB.
The Parrot ASTEROID allows music to be played through various sources including iDevices, USB keys, MP3 players, SD cards, Bluetooth® A2DP-enabled devices and online radio.
A dedicated button activates voice recognition to search for the name of an artist or an album without using the wheel button of the car receiver. The Parrot ASTEROID will automatically search for your request in the connected peripherals.
Compatible with all brands of Bluetooth® mobile phones, the Parrot ASTEROID offers advanced functionalities of hands-free telephony. Paired with a mobile phone, it synchronises and automatically updates its phonebook thanks to a training-free system of voice recognition. Phone calls can be handled vocally, without any manipulation of the mobile phone.
Recommended retail price: £299