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Alpine have a European head unit released late last year. I'm pretty sure that it is no good here.
Sony have finally released an American head unit with MirrorLink, I'm not sure if there's an Australian version of it though.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/12/s...k-car-stereos/ There is a newer article than this because it has been released.
There are lots of new (very new) cars with it installed default now though, I remember some Toyota's have it. I can't exactly tell you though.
The official mirrorlink website may have some information you want if you scour through it:
http://www.mirrorlink.com/
Above is from 30/07/12, source...

Did anyone ever end-up buying one of these Sony units or the Alpine versions?**
http://www.sony.com.au/productcatego...mobile-display
http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/11/s...v-hits-europe/
I'm considering getting one to use with my N9 via mirror-link* (probably 2nd-hand, if I can find one).

Is the XAV-601BT & XAV-701HD mentioned in the Engadget article (& the older article it references) exactly the same as the XAV-601BT & XAV-701BT on the Aussie site? (above)
Is it only Sony and Alpine that make these, no Samsung or others? I'd love to hear some real world experiences, as I'm sure others would!

Alas a free version of Car Mode was never made available for Harmattan, so there's no way to "try before buying".
Not that one can thoroughly test Car Mode with the free Symbian version, having no mirror-link it's only usable on a ph, but it's still nice to see what it's all about on the ph.
If the Sony units also supported DAB+ I reckon I'd be sold, alas I don't think they do :-/

*Australian site (less clearly laid out) is here
**I haven't yet read all the sections on that site

Last edited by jalyst; 2013-06-12 at 15:43.