Toyota Entune Hits CES

On today’s mobile phones, consumers are constantly distracted by the content. Personalized radio, online search engines, and mobile applications supply entertainment seamlessly through the phone. Unfortunately, however, the medium through which the content passes distracts someone driving a vehicle. Because of the technological advances, Toyota has made over the last couple years, at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Toyota unveiled their Entune software.

Toyota Entune

Toyota Entune will be available on select Toyota vehicles this year and will supply consumers with all types of media without the distraction of a cellphone.

The software, specially designed to pair a user's cell phone and Entune optimized Toyota vehicle, allows drivers to safely and easily enjoy their favorite media. Whether you want to access your Pandora online radio stations, make a voice recognition driven search, or check when your favourite movie shows, Entune can give it to you. Basically, if you have a Bluetooth-enabled phone that supports apps, you can now enjoy those through your Toyota vehicle.

Apps Available On Entune

  1. Bing
  2. iheartradio
  3. MovieTickets.com
  4. OpenTable.com
  5. Pandora
  6. “location-based services, such as personalized traffic, fuel prices, stocks, weather, and sports”
  7. Talk To Speech for sending and receiving text messages
  8. XM radio
  9. HD Radio
  10. CD player
  11. USB connectivity
  12. Bluetooth streaming
  13. Phonebooks

When the software and Entune vehicles are released to the public, all consumers will have to do is download the app. Entune will only be available on Toyota vehicles and can be expected on select models this sales year.