Two iconic merchandises will probably be forming an alliance after in 2013: the iPhone from Apple and also the Beetle from Volkswagen. From that stage on, the smart phone will interface to car features of the Beetle and Beetle Cabriolet with a particularly developed app ("Volkswagen Automobile Net The Beetle") plus a docking station. That makes it the very first version string of the Volkswagen when the iPhone can be an integrative part. Volkswagen offers two strategies to obtain the interface between Beetle and iPhone. First, being an optional attribute. Second, like a typical quality of the recently conceptualised iBeetle and iBeetle Cabriolet. The German car-maker is going to be starting these unique versions in the marketplace in parallel with all the iPhone 5 integration in the very beginning of 2014. And here's how a alliance functions.

The interface

Situated centrally to the dash of the Beetle could be the recently constructed docking station (cradle), where the iPhone is incorporated simply by snapping it in - related to your cellular navigation system. And subsequently a fun can start. Fundamentally, all iPhone features may be used inside the Beetle; the iPhone can be utilized to browse, phone naturally with a hands free device, pay attention to music from your media library through the sound system's amplifier and speakers, plus much more ...

Beneath the "Skilled" menu, the app offers five features which create the iPhone a long onboard device of the Beetle. Offered listed below really are just a G-Meter (for quantifying transverse acceleration), oil and coolant temperature gauges for that engine, a chronometer and also a compass.

The "Exercise device" can be utilized to evaluate driving times, spaces and fuel-economy values for various paths between any two locations. Here also, suggestions may be posted via internet sites like Fb and Twitter - for example which path leads faster towards the university or to some work destination.

The (societal) "Reader" lists the most recent messages from internet sites like Fb. There's also an useful perform for having iPhone messages read-aloud here.

Another communicative performance is given by "Post card". In reaction to your touchscreen command, the app sends the existing precise location of the Beetle being an electronic postcard using a map motif to pals.

A picture can be shot from the inside of the Beetle by iPhone camera and sent to social networks by means of the "Picture" function. It is activated by simply, and the app does the remainder.

In your "undocked" mode, the "Landmarks" menu is accessible. Here the app rewards its own users in virtual "landmark gummed labels" for your Beetle when specific jobs have been finished. This is how the app playfully directs users through the variety of potential uses.

The iBeetle

The version will be accessible as a Coupe and Cabriolet, as mentioned. The colours and gear characteristics of the iBeetle are stylistically linked to the Cupertino-based US firm, bringing the icons of its smart phones into harmony with what is surely one of the world's most iconic automotive layouts.

In the inside, the steering wheel emphasises are performed in "Galvano Grey". This colour is additionally used for the flat device pad (the Beetle that is typified by the dash pad). The iBeetle and the iPhone - an ideal mix.