A USB device "Automatica" that you can listen to music stored on the cloud inside the car

ByDanny Choo

Driving while listening to music is a pleasant thing, but I always get bored with the same lineup so I want to replace regularly. Nonetheless, it is a bit handy to transfer music files to the car navigation HDD, or bother to make CDs and DVDs. So, "Automatica" came out because music was saved in cloud storage and it was made possible to play that song by operation from car audio.

Automatica
https://automaticaweb.com/

Automatica is a USB device with 35 mm × 89 mm × 14 mm and weight of 30 g.


The specifications of Automatica are as follows.

memory:1 GB
CPU:ARM Cortex A 8 (1 GHz)
Capacity (internal storage):4 GB
Capacity (storage that actually stores music):2 GB
Connection method:USB 2.0 · WiFi compatible
Supported OS:Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / 7/8 · Mac OS X v 10.4.7 or later
Supported cloud services:Dropbox · Google Drive · Microsoft Skydrive · Box

You can pair with the cloud with the account of Automaticaweb that you registered at the time of purchase, you can also manage the music content saved in Automatica. Automaticaweb operates on all major items such as Internet Explorer 7 or later, Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc. for PC browsers, and also supports iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Android-equipped smartphone and tablet.


How to use Automatica is very simple, connecting Automatica to the USB port of the car automatically synchronizes music with the paired cloud service. After that, just play the music you want to hear with the same operation as playing music as usual in a car navigation system. Synchronization will be done on a regular basis so you will not miss listening to the podcast you subscribe to.


As of July 2013, Automatica is only sold on the Internet, so if you are from Japan you can purchase using PayPal. The price is $ 99 (about 9800 yen) and the shipping fee to Japan is $ 31.98 (about 3100 yen).


In short, I think that it can be played in the same way as connecting an external HDD packed with music, but it is unknown whether any car navigation system can be used without problems. If the car navigation maker starts a service that can play music like these on the cloud, it will be very helpful ....