Android Car Infotainment System
Being impatient by nature, I decided not to wait for car manufacturers to introduce Android - equipped models (which will inevitably come to market in the near future). I ripped away the old navigation system in my Subaru Forester and replaced it with the ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Android tablet. It took me good two days of work, and as you see on the photo on the right, there is still some finishing masking to be done. But the upgrade is working and it opens a new chapter of bringing together the Android OS and my car. "Why the ViewsSonic?", you may ask. Well, the choice has been driven here by the size factor alone. It simply fits the best the original Subaru dashboard console. I wanted it to look as close to the factory - installed system, as possible. Anything looking different always attracts unnecessary attention (you know what I mean...). Then there was the short list of other requirements: capacitive touch screen and built-in GPS receiver. And a few nice - to - have...