Aha Radio Streaming to BRZ - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

borge12 · 01-10-2012, 09:00 AM

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At the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, Aha by Harman announced a handful of new content and hardware partners, the ranks of which include Subaru, Honda, and Kenwood.

The two automotive partners, Subaru and Honda, will be building Aha Radio connectivity into their vehicle's infotainment systems for the 2013 model year--which means we should start seeing the fruits of this union as early as this fall. After pairing a smartphone running the Aha Radio app, drivers of these Aha-enabled models will be able to control the app using their dashboard interface and gain access to streaming content from Aha and its content partners. Subaru is demonstrating its new Aha-enable infotainment system in the new BRZ sports coupe here at the show, but it's not been officially stated exactly what 2013 Subaru models will feature the new functionality.

We were told that Aha is also in talks and active development to bring similar functionality to even more auotmotive OEMs, but Aha and Harman's representative were not yet at liberty to discuss specifics.
Kenwood is handling its integration similarly, only with an aftermarket receiver that can be installed in any vehicle. We'll be taking a closer look at its new receiver as the show progresses.

Streaming audio and content into the car is useless unless you actually have something interesting to listen to. So, Aha has also announced partnerships with new content providers, including CBS Radio, NPR, Entertainment Radio Network, MOG, Rhapsody, and AOL SHOUTcast Radio, all of which will become available this year.

Finally, Aha has announced that it will be updating its iPhone app, which is starting to look a bit dated, to handle the new functionality planned for this year, and launching its first Android app. Expect to see these apps in their respective markets sometime in Q1 2012.

From: http://www.cnet.com/8301-33369_1-573...#ixzz1j3m71vo3

I guess this explains why the BRZ is at CES.

Sip · 01-10-2012, 09:12 AM

I just want to listen to music without commercials. If it doesn't do that I'm not interested.

Spaceywilly · 01-10-2012, 10:54 AM

That interface is going to cause a lot of accidents.

Want.FR-S · 01-10-2012, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Spaceywilly

That interface is going to cause a lot of accidents.

Ditto. And they think the driver *has* time to look at these virtual buttons while changing the radio.....

tranzformer · 01-10-2012, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Want.FR-S

Ditto. And they think the driver *has* time to look at these virtual buttons while changing the radio.....

Agreed. Just give me a USB/BT and I will play my own music through my smart phone. Set your own music and be done with it.

duffman13 · 01-10-2012, 12:09 PM

/snark/
I love this and the whole streaming pandora in the car thing. Because if there's anything I enjoy it's busting my data cap every month from streaming music while driving and then having to pay at&t an ass ton of money because I couldn't be bothered to make a playlist or tune the FM.
/snark/

tranzformer · 01-10-2012, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by borge12

Data cap? What's that?

Sincerely,
Sprint, Grandfathered in Verizon, Grandfathered in AT&T subscribers

delongedoug · 01-10-2012, 01:11 PM

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=27

Longhorn248 · 01-10-2012, 01:12 PM

Navigation, radio, a place to plug in my iPod/phone/music and I'll be happy. Don't want all this superfluous shit.

Sip · 01-10-2012, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Longhorn248

Navigation, radio, a place to plug in my iPod/phone/music ... I Don't want all this superfluous shit.

I fixed it for you.

tripjammer · 01-10-2012, 04:21 PM

It's technology...its progress. We have to deal with it. Hopefully it works good. But since there is not steering wheel mounted controls..I don't know. At least on the FR-S the Pioneer Bespoke is voice activated. I believe it is the same on the BRZ.

duffman13 · 01-10-2012, 04:49 PM

Voice controls sound ok, but they've been finicky on everything I've ever used them on. I'm a bit dissapointed by the lack of steering wheel controls, especially if the FR-S stereo is basically touchscreen only with no buttons. Even if it could be volume/FF/REW buttons and screen for everything else that would be awesome. I've already gotten hooked on the steering wheel controls in my wife's Mazda3, not that them being absent is a dealbreaker though.

Sip · 01-10-2012, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by tripjammer

It's technology...its progress. We have to deal with it. Hopefully it works good. But since there is not steering wheel mounted controls..I don't know. At least on the FR-S the Pioneer Bespoke is voice activated. I believe it is the same on the BRZ.

Voice activated, great. It doesn't even work on my iphone and its an inch from my face, I can just imagine with driving noise ...

"Call Marco Barella" ...
Calling Margo's Bordello
"No! ..."

RYU · 01-10-2012, 05:37 PM

So BRZ has Aha. Does this mean FR-S has Pandora?

Also, does the data stream piggyback from the your cellphone or does the car itself have a radio antenna? If so, who pays the monthly data bills?

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