Car Penguin

Car head unit launcher for maps/navigation, media player, contacts and more

Got Android on your Car? Car Penguin brings what matter for your driving journey to the surface. Make it your default head unit launcher and enjoy your trips. With convenient interface the application serve driver’s needs including maps and navigation, media/music player, phone calls, contacts and more. Car Penguin supports multi-languages, multi-themes and bidirectional layout.

Feature’s summary

Customized Dashboard

The dashboard has been designed to gain fast access to essential fixtures with customization to the layout and content.

Important: Each page in the application has its’ own option menu. While page is open, press the menu icon (hamburger icon) to display its options.

Maps, Search for Places, Points of Interests and Turn-by-Turn Navigation

Google maps displaying current locations, current addresses and traffic with ability to configure maps with multi-themes and layouts. Search Google map places, save places to lists for easier future navigation, and uses Google APIs for directions and turn-by-turn navigations. Other navigation features including statistical information and logging to all your trips.

Playing Music and Watching Videos

Car Penguin uses its own media player including media control for local audio and video files, album lists and separate page for other predefined apps shortcuts. Other well-known media providers can be fixed as external widgets in the dashboard and/or in the toggle bar as well.

Smartphone Integration

Displaying contacts/favorites lists of saved numbers to dial either using the system default dialer, or transfer the phone calls over Bluetooth to your cell phone. Transferring calls over Bluetooth, syncing call log and SMS require Car Penguin Server (free app: http://carpenguin.com) to be installed on your cell phone.

Other features including:

- Car Graphic/Photo and Device Info

- Weather Information

- App Browsing and Shortcuts

- Screen Saver

- Sound Recording

- Speedometer

- Reading Calendar

- Raise/lower Volume on Speed

- Notification and Speed Warning