Google unveils car-dock for Nexus One

BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhuanet) -- Google is now stocking car docks for its Nexus One “superphone,” thus enabling users to easily mount the device in vehicles. It will better allow owners of the Nexus One to make use of Google's turn-by-turn navigation facility and use it as one would a satellite navigation device.

Media attending the unveiling of the Nexus One smartphone, using the  Android platform, watch an application on the first mobile phone the  internet company will sell directly to consumers, during a news  conference at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California January  5, 2010. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Although the Nexus One has yet to go on sale outside the United States, Google is keen to push the benefits of its HTC built smartphone. The Nexus One: Car Dock has built in speakers and volume controls to add a little volume and control to the driver. It also comes with the Car Home app which loads automatically. The additional software provides an interface with five large buttons that make access to Maps, Navigation, Voice Search, Contacts, and Search easier while on the move.

"The Nexus One Car Dock is the perfect place to put your phone when you're in the car," Google says on its product page. "In addition to holding your Nexus One, the car dock also charges your phone’s battery, lets you use your phone handsfree, and provides easier access to voice and navigation apps." The device costs 55 U.S. dollars.