Gadgetory

so this is the parrot RN b6 it's kind of a weird name but it's kind of a weird device this is an aftermarket unit that could go in parrot says 90% of cars and what it's trying to do is be the smart dashboard no matter what kind of device or operating system you're working with so one of the big sells is that it connects to both Android auto and apple carplay regardless of what phone you have this is going to be a high def screen that will display all of your apps in a way that's safe and easy to use while you're driving in the car it also comes with its own dash cam and parrot says it can do some interesting things with that dash cam you've got a mode here for capturing hyper time-lapse videos you've got a mode here that can help you with Lane Assist to stop you from drifting and one here to let you know if you're getting too close to the car in front of you parent has also done a lot of stuff in the world of audio and on this they have some pretty cool Audio FX controls you've got an equaliser like you would in your standard car but also some really nice balance in fading depending on where you are sitting and who wants to listen to the music a little audience selector here so you can decide exactly who's going to be jamming out and who's not and then just some you know very detailed stuff in terms of face and dynamic range all that one of the other cool things that we've got on here is a driver diagnostic so this connects to the OBD port in your car it can tell you all sorts of things about how your braking and accelerating to keep track of your gas mileage over time if you take a long trip you can sort of dig into a diagnostic of that and see what your gas mileage was per mile how fast you were going and then over here on the last screen if you get a check engine light the OBD port can actually tell you what that's about so before you go to the mechanic you have some sense of what the problem might be how much you know it should cost to fix it each year at CES it becomes more clear that cars are just giant gadgets on the road and this is one of the things that's going to tie it in even closer with your phone for more cool videos about what's happening in the future of driving be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel