Today’s entertainment comes from many places, and these days it’s more than likely your smartphone. MUSIC, MOVIES AND MORE ALL AT YOUR FINGER TIPS Simply download Pioneer’s free of charge AppRadio application onto your iPhone or Android device and connect to the AppRadio receiver using the appropriate Pioneer connectivity kit (sold separately) to unleash the power of compatible apps right from the dash of your car. With AppRadio, you can access your phone’s Calendar, Maps, Photos and other compatible apps directly on the Pioneer touchscreen right in your dashboard. Pioneer’s revolutionary SPH-DA210 AppRadio 3 is one of the first car stereos to revolutionize the driver’s experience by bringing compatible phone apps to the dash for the ultimate in-vehicle smartphone experience. Compatible with iPhone® 5/4S/4, iPod® touch (4th and 5th Gen), and Select Android™ Phones.Now with DVD/CD Player, Bluetooth® Audio Streaming, and MirrorLink™ Compatibility.In the meantime, check out our gallery of AppRadio in action, and keep your eyes out for our video (coming shortly) hop on past the break for video. Like we said before, Pioneer says it expects more apps to show up in the future, but we'll just have to wait and see. That also means you won't be seeing all the apps the App Store has to offer popping up on your dash - so don't expect to play Angry Birds while sitting in rush hour traffic. When it comes to Pandora, that means you won't be able to set up any new stations while driving and, similarly, search functions have been disabled on both Rdio and Pandora. All of these applications have been designed specifically to meet Pioneer's standards, with a focus on safety. The first two, are, as you might already know, music apps, and the last two are a GPS and traffic app, respectively. There are currently only four official apps running on the system: Rdio, Pandora, MotionX-GPS Drive, and INRIX. Our big gripe here - and it is a big one - is that AppRadio is short on apps. Multi-touch controls, including pinch-to-zoom work well, and all of the apps we tested moved pretty swiftly. Once you're in any of the apps, controls are relatively simple, but you'll have to return to your phone or iPod to switch between applications. When you hit the app button, you'll have to have one of the four - Pioneer says it expects more to come before the big launch - approved apps running before a scrollable list appears. The radio is set up in a pretty simple fashion, but we imagine the lack of physical buttons will take some getting used to - you won't be able to blindly reach out and fiddle with the keys right out the gate. We didn't get a chance to test out the phone, but the other three options were relatively straightforward. Once there, you choose from a series of options - Radio, iPod, Apps, or Phone - from a menu on the multitouch capacitive display. Setting up AppRadio is a relatively simple affair - you just connect your fourth gen iPhone or iPod touch via the proprietary 30-pin connector, push a button and you're in.
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