{"id":382914,"date":"2017-08-15T03:00:47","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T19:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/08\/14\/sony-carplay-siri-eyes-free-systems\/"},"modified":"2017-08-15T03:00:47","modified_gmt":"2017-08-14T19:00:47","slug":"sony-introduces-new-aftermarket-carplay-and-siri-eyes-free-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/sony-introduces-new-aftermarket-carplay-and-siri-eyes-free-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony Introduces New Aftermarket CarPlay and Siri Eyes Free Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sony today introduced its new XAV-AX200 in-car audio receiver, which doubles as an aftermarket CarPlay system.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.macrumors.com\/article-new\/2017\/08\/XAV-AX100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-581693\"\/><\/p>\n<p><center><em>Sony&#8217;s previous-generation XAV-AX100 receiver<\/em><\/center><br \/>The double-DIN XAV-AX200 has a 6.4-inch touchscreen, but Sony didn&#8217;t specify if its capacitive, or resistive like its XAV-AX100 predecessor.<\/p>\n<p>Other key features include both CarPlay and Android Auto support, Bluetooth, SiriusXM satellite radio compatibility, a built-in four-channel amplifier, three external camera inputs, and a built-in DVD player.<\/p>\n<p>Sony also unveiled a MEX-GS820BT receiver that can pair with two smartphones at once via Bluetooth. It doesn&#8217;t appear to support CarPlay, but it does feature Siri Eyes Free, and similar voice controls on Android smartphones. Sony said the unit has a high-contrast <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Liquid-crystal_display#Vertical_alignment_.28VA.29\">vertical-alignment LCD<\/a> of an unspecified size.<\/p>\n<p>Siri Eyes Free helps minimize driver distraction with Siri voice recognition, allowing drivers to interact with an iPhone 4s or later without needing to look at the in-dash screen. The feature can be used to make calls, play music, hear and compose text messages, read notifications, use Apple Maps, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Sony said the XAV-AX200 and MEX-GS820BT will be available across North America by the end of the year. Pricing wasn&#8217;t disclosed. The older XAV-AX100 generally retails for between $499 and $549 in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Sony&#8217;s press release did not include pictures, and the company didn&#8217;t respond when we requested them directly.<\/p>\n<p>Other aftermarket CarPlay systems are available from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/06\/29\/alpine-first-aftermarket-wireless-carplay-receiver\/\">Alpine<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/01\/05\/clarion-kenwood-jvc-carplay-ces-2017\/\">Clarion<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/01\/05\/clarion-kenwood-jvc-carplay-ces-2017\/\">Kenwood<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2016\/01\/07\/pioneer-jbl-carplay-systems-ces-2016\/\">JBL<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/01\/05\/clarion-kenwood-jvc-carplay-ces-2017\/\">JVC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/05\/18\/pioneer-new-carplay-receivers-single-din\/\">Pioneer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2016\/08\/19\/sony-first-carplay-audio-system\/\">Sony<\/a>, and other manufacturers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sony today introduced its new XAV-AX200 in-car audio receiver, which doubles as an aftermarket CarPlay system. Sony&#8217;s previous-generation XAV-AX100 receiverThe double-DIN XAV-AX200 has a 6.4-inch touchscreen, but Sony didn&#8217;t specify if its capacitive, or resistive like its XAV-AX100 predecessor. Other key features include both CarPlay and Android Auto support, Bluetooth, SiriusXM satellite radio compatibility, a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5817,"featured_media":382915,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[68,69,59,26],"class_list":["post-382914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-apple","tag-macrumors","tag-media","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5817"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=382914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382914\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/382915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=382914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=382914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=382914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}