The French people from Renault released details on the new R-Link console tablet, a system which will be part of the in-car multimedia features of the 2012 models. For the beginning, the new Clio and Zoe models will get the R-Link multimedia tablet most probably late next year.
“R-LINK is a scalable tablet thanks to the input of application developers who will progressively upgrade its content. Renault will profit from the LeWeb’11 show to invite app developers to play a part in this adventure thanks to the establishment of a partnership with Paris Incubateur,” adds the French company.
The new tablet has a 7-inch (18 cm) touch display with generous features such as voice recognition and steering wheel-mounted controls but also GPS TomTom Live navigation and other functions of the car.
Renault also will launch the R-Link Store, a system very similar to the well-known App Store where the clients will be able to download several applications for the tablet.
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At the launch, around 50 applications will be available but considering the efforts of Renault to reach out to developers to create new apps, a lot more should be available in the meantime.
