Nokia’s Technology of the Future!

What happens when an automobile maker and a consumer electronics maker join hands? We get a technology that is totally out of this world! And that’s what Nokia’s Terminal Mode is all about.
The concept behind Terminal Mode is quiet simple – plug in your smartphone to your car and access all your apps and multimedia files though your car’s touchscreen interface. The technology is not difficult to pick up, since the user interface is almost like an enlarged version of your phone’s interface. The list of items you can access through the technology is quiet exhaustive – music, navigation, contacts, text messages and apps. Adding voice control may take your experience to a whole new level.

The only hurdle that is existent in Terminal Mode is the standardisation of the technology. The issue of which smartphone would be compatible with which car brand would be the biggest puzzle. Currently, Nokia is the only company that implements the technology. We are yet to see any action from the giants of mobile technology – Apple and Google. Until all the four major smartphone operating systems – Apple’s iOS, Google’s Android, Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 7 (adopted by Nokia) and PalmOS – join the race, the chances of the technology becoming a standard feature in cars is still very low.