Centrafuse 3.0 Feature Highlights

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Sep 04, 2009


Centrafuse 3.0 Auto Highlights:
We'd like to take a moment to highlight some of the major features of the upcoming Centrafuse 3.0 Auto Edition. Some of the new features of our next generation software for automotive infotainment will include:

• Enhanced iPhone-style animations
• Multi-screen support for DVD and video playback
• Media scrubber - for quickly changing the track position
• Voice notes recorder - with email function
• File manager - cut/copy/paste files and folders
• Improved navigation user interface
• Independent photo viewer
• Enhanced list view styles
• Improved navigation interface
• Improved speech recognition for dialing contacts
• And more...

Centrafuse Markup Language™ (CML):
Centrafuse 3.0 integrates a new and improved Open SDK and presentation/skinning layer, called CML. CML is our new markup language which not only allows for the rapid prototyping and development of powerful plug-in applications, but for the first time you now have the ability to completely redefine the main interface layout or to simply create custom-tailored look and feel to meet the needs of your desired solution. CML adds a powerful dimension to the Centrafuse Open SDK by providing both developers and designers with an unprecedented level of control of graphic UI elements and controls without having to recompile the plug-in application code. This provides plug-in designers a high degree of freedom while still providing the same level of flexibility and compatibility.

Centrafuse Application Integration Framework:
At the core of this new framework lies the Centrafuse 3.0 Open SDK which has much to offer 3rd party developers. With the 3rd generation of our software, Centrafuse has evolved into an application integration environment and development platform for the mobile use case. In addition to many useful programming enhancements, the Open SDK also offers a new set of open provider interfaces, which are designed to enable developers to extend functionality that was previously restricted to the core such as:

• Navigation
• Speech
• TTS
• Handsfree phone
• Audio mixer support
• Radio hardware support

By leveraging these open provider interfaces, 3rd party developers can independently create their own provider modules for use with the Centrafuse core to create powerful applications and add hardware support. These changes you are seeing in Centrafuse 3.0 are all critical steps in our mission to create a ubiquitous user interface toolkit and application framework suitable for delivery of custom solutions for multiple vertical markets.
Stay tuned for more information about the upcoming release of Centrafuse 3.0, that is now just weeks away!

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