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Logi ZeroTouch: the car holder for smartphones become more "smart

Logitech expands the catalog of accessories for smartphones intended for use in self presenting ZeroTouch, support for Android smartphone that, thanks to a special downloadable app from the Play Store, provides the user usually available in so-called "connected car" or exploitable via digital assistants that are now an integral part of the budget of the major mobile platforms software. ZeroTouch is, in the first place, a car holder realized in two versions: a more compact to be applied to the grid of the ventilation nozzles and a second variant that is fixed to the windscreen or to the dashboard via the suction pad.


The features remain unchanged in both cases: the smartphone is coupled magnetically to the support and, after downloading the app from PlayStore, can be controlled by voice commands to perform a variety of functions while driving. ZeroTouch uses Bluetooth connectivity to immediately activate the app ZeroTouch when the smartphone is placed on the media. The support, in turn, can interface, always using Bluetooth, to infotainment systems that integrate this connectivity. To give voice commands the user must bring your hand close to the smartphone, as shown in the demo video. Specifically, the user can:

Send text messages
Respond to the Facebook Messenger messages, WhatsApp and Google Hangouts
Make calls without taking your hands off the wheel
Share your location in real time via Glympse
Manage the GPS navigation functions with apps like Google Maps and Waze
Enter the music playback via Spotify and Deezer

Interesting idea, although it remains to evaluate the efficiency in the field of speech recognition algorithms used the app and the ability of the solution developed by Logitech to actually offer added value compared to the funzioonalità own digital personal digital assistants native of Mobile operating systems (Cortana, Siri and Google Now). Another limitation is related to the limited number of the mobile platforms supported that coincide at the time, only with Android.

Logi ZeroTouch is sold at $ 59.99 in the compact version to be attached to the ventilation vents and $ 79.99 in the second variant that requires the assembly to the dashboard or windshield. Pricing and availability for the Italian market still to be confirmed.

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