Porsche now integrates Aha online channels into its PCM infotainment system.
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LAS VEGAS--A bright-red Cayenne GTS parked at CES 2013 showcased Porsche's newly announced integration with Aha, an online service combining channels for radio stations, Slacker, audiobooks, podcasts, and other Internet-based content. And in a first for both Aha and Porsche, the system adds Google local search.
Drivers will need to load the Aha app on their smartphones and create an account, after which they can browse through Aha's collection of 30,000 channels, adding them to a favorites list. Hooking the phone up to a Porsche equipped with the Aha Online Services option, drivers will be able to access the channels from the car's touch screen.
Along with radio stations from around the world, Aha incorporates the Slacker online music service, news feeds from the likes of CNN and NPR, podcasts, and audiobooks. Drivers will be able to listen to a stream, pause it, and continuing listening from that point either in the car or from the phone. Aha shows functions tailored to each channel, such as a heart button for songs on Slacker, or a thumbs-up button for radio stations.
Porsche also incorporated Aha's complete channel listings, so drivers can add new channels to their favorites. The channels are categorized for easier browsing.
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by Wayne Cunningham via CNET
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