The journey is boring. Most motorists like to open the radio station, listen to programs, or download some songs to the USB flash drive to accompany with music. However, there is not much new content in the development of car radio so far, The CD player sounds like only a few songs, while playing a USB flash drive takes a lot of time to find favorite resource clips and songs online. Car entertainment seems to have no more innovative ways. At last, intelligent hardware developers took a fancy to this platform. After the first generation product "V After the attempt of "Radio", the second generation of intelligent hardware product of vehicle audio "Che Ting Bao" was launched, which is known as the world's first on-demand radio station, a real vehicle entertainment artifact. Users can listen to network audio programs while driving without consuming mobile traffic. It sounds very attractive. What's the actual performance, Let's take a look at the next evaluation.
Is the packaging so coquettish to take the emotional route?
Car radio is no stranger to car owners. The most common one is car radio. However, with the popularity of USB disk players and smart phones, car owners have more entertainment options, and car radio seems to be a chicken bone. However, the emergence of car listening treasure seems to change this situation. After all, this little thing is very convenient to install and use.
The first time I saw the packaging box of Che Tingbao, I would think that this product is very large. After opening the paper packaging box, there is an exquisite plastic inner box. The frosted surface feels very comfortable. The overall appearance is a bit fanciful. It can be seen vaguely that Che Tingbao is embedded in it. The packaging of this kind of small hardware is so exquisite, in fact, except for increasing costs, it has no potential, Either leave the plastic packaging box or remove the outer packaging of the paper box. Simple and simple packaging is more environmentally friendly
The product itself does not have too many complicated operations, so the documentation is relatively simple, but it is also quite detailed. The introduction guide, San Bao certificate, and FAQs are all available
The plastic inner box has a large space. Instead of using foam for shock absorption, the plastic partition is used to make a product shaped slot. The Chetinbao is inserted into the slot of the plastic box, which is well protected. The black rubber ring in the middle is directly sleeved on the joint of the plastic box. The plastic packaging box is only designed as a packaging shell of equipment, It is a pity that it is not used as a small household storage box. I feel that it is a waste of this beautiful box
What does the car radio look like in the era of the Internet of Things?
As a compact on-board device, Che Ting Bao is not outstanding in appearance, and its overall design is standard. However, the manufacturer's intentions can be seen in small details. In fact, no matter what the car radio looks like, only continuous innovation can make products that meet users' needs more.
Taking out the car listening treasure, we can see that this gadget is really small. It is not much larger than the ordinary car charger. It is divided into two parts as a whole. The lower part is a typical plug-in part of the car lighter, and the upper part is the operating knob part
The front is printed with the logo of Che Ting Bao. The central circular cylinder is cut into a plane. It is equipped with a USB charging port. The output current can reach 2.1A. The charging plate is also OK. There is a layer of rubber particles around the upper knob, which is not only decorative, but also can prevent slipping. Small details are still in place
There is an AUX audio output port on the back. Connecting the car audio can provide the car owner with better audio quality. This is quite considerate. It would be even better if supporting wires could be provided
A ring light is designed on the top of the knob, which can display the status of the car listening device. It can also be accurately positioned when used at night. The multi-functional knob can realize various operations such as pressing, turning left, turning right, pressing left, turning right, etc. It is still very powerful for such a small car accessory
Is it reliable for Internet companies to change from soft to hard?
Speaking of Che Ting Bao's APP, let's first learn about this soft to hard network company. Duo Ting Technology has been committed to bringing innovation to the unchanging radio market through mobile Internet for many years, providing users with an unprecedented listening experience. Duo Ting FM is one of the largest online audio aggregation platforms in China, providing more than 2.2 million episodes of various audio programs, It is available for users to listen to free on-demand radio anytime and anywhere. With such a strong resource background, multi listening technology has chosen to enter the car radio business. Even if the hardware can no longer earn too much profit, it is still reliable to expand the anchor team, increase the number of program sources, provide users with stable services, and make profits through embedded advertising, The application of Che Ting Bao is also more promising.
When you open the APP for the first time, there will be a simple function introduction. You can directly connect to DuoTinFM_xxxx via Wifi or DIRECT-DuoTin_xxxx via Wifi list. The mobile phone can establish a special connection with Che Ting Bao. Once you find Che Ting Bao, you can select binding to use all the functions. If you find an upgraded version, an upgrade confirmation will pop up automatically. The whole process takes about two minutes, Chetinbao ring lamp during upgrade
The whole APP interface is actually very simple. Clicking the menu button on the upper left corner will pop up a menu, which is divided into three functional areas: Selected Categories, Radio Categories and My Settings, and shows the synchronization status ring. Because the function of Che Ting Bao is clear, that is, it synchronizes music, jokes and other audio resources on the network radio to Che Ting Bao, which can be heard when driving, The first two functional areas are actually collections of audio resources. You can see that there are also many resources, and various classifications are relatively clear
There are many items in the setting interface, but it is not complicated, mainly including local settings, synchronization settings and other three categories. The local settings include the remaining capacity of mobile phones and the remaining capacity of Che Ting Bao. If there are songs that are not synchronized, they will be displayed as waiting for synchronization, and the number of unsynchronized resources will be displayed on the menu page, but there is no list of Che Ting Bao's built-in resources, Therefore, I don't know how to delete the built-in storage resources, but the manual describes that when the storage space is full, the previous resources will be deleted automatically. What's more interesting is that the firmware upgrade displays the name of Che Tingbao OS. What this information explains is unknown now, and perhaps more listening will also lead to a bigger game
There are also many humanistic options to choose from. The playing modes are sequential, cyclic, random, etc. The frequency can also be modified to its own dedicated frequency in addition to the default 87.5MHz. It is so simple to create a private car radio. The voice broadcast can also choose the subdivided items. After binding the corresponding car listening treasure, the default password can also be modified, and the security is also guaranteed
Has the function been maximized?
As a small car accessory, universal The connection mode of the cigarette lighter, the multi-functional knob switch, and the USB charging port and AUX interface are configured in the limited space. It can be said that the functional design is a bit of effort. However, for this device with direct Wifi connection, we can discuss whether this is the best from the actual use experience.
There is no difficulty in installing Che Ting Bao. It can be directly inserted into the cigarette lighter interface. After the power is automatically switched on, the ring light lights up in a breathing state. At this time, turn the car radio FM to 87.5MHz to play the built-in music and resources. That is to say, even if the mobile phone is not connected, there will still be resources to play. However, when designing Che Ting Bao, It is not considered to download content directly to the built-in storage as a USB flash drive, that is, the attached USB port is only used as a charging port and does not have the function of data transmission. It is still necessary to use it with the Che Ting Bao APP to fully play the role of Che Ting Bao. I have to say that it is a little regrettable
Che Tingbao has very rich audio resources. Select the corresponding category tag, you can see the corresponding theme. The interface is similar to many online radio apps, which is more intuitive. This provides convenience for finding resources, and the actual use experience is also good. However, as a multi listening product, Che Tingbao APP has not integrated the multi listening FM account system, As a transit system only for audio resources, although it is more portable, it is not suitable for multi platform management. It lacks the interaction between listeners. It is recommended to add support for multi listening account system in the APP, which can save the listening resource directory in the cloud, and can be easily managed on any device
Scan the music inside the mobile phone through the APP, select the content you want to synchronize to Che Ting Bao, or select the music download cache of the network radio to the mobile phone. When the mobile phone connects to Che Ting Bao, it will automatically synchronize to the internal storage of Che Ting Bao, but pay attention to keeping the Che Ting Bao APP running in the background of the mobile phone, otherwise it will not automatically synchronize
Due to the direct Wifi connection, when the mobile phone is connected to Che Ting Bao, Wifi The network is occupied by Che Ting Bao. Unless the traffic is turned on, it cannot access the Internet. This is actually a way for Che Ting Bao to save traffic, that is, download resources when the mobile phone Wifi is connected to the network, and then connect to Che Ting Bao Wifi synchronization in the car. However, since Wifi connection is possible, it is recommended to add a function to manage the built-in storage files through Wifi. In addition, when playing, In fact, in addition to selecting the last song and the next song, the car owner cannot conduct detailed operations on the stored resources. For example, listening to music, jokes and news cannot be operated separately, which brings some troubles to selective listening. How to quickly locate the clips of the anchor I want to listen to in the built-in resources is a problem. In fact, it can also be developed to press twice consecutively Long time rotation to increase operability
Through the use of these days, I personally like this compact car radio. In addition to providing rich network audio resources and relatively convenient operation mode, the only problem encountered in use is that when you touch the USB interface for a long time, you will feel obvious heat, In fact, this product can be further expanded in terms of functions. Here are the following aspects:
1. The management of Che Ting Bao's built-in memory files, whether through the USB interface or the direct way of Wifi, can make use of its built-in storage space, and sometimes it can also be convenient for the owner to use;
2. There are also a few built-in audio playback operations on the APP, which cannot achieve accurate playback. In fact, the stored resources can be classified into music, jokes, news and other categories in the APP, and the playback order can be arranged on the APP to avoid disorderly playback;
3. The account system of multi listening FM is introduced into Che Tingbao APP, and the listening resource directory is saved in the cloud to realize multi platform setting and management of radio programs;
4. There is also room for improvement in the design of USB port and AUX port. After all, the design of cigarette lighter interface in many models is relatively hidden, and the outgoing line is likely to be limited;
5. Smart hardware without social functions are all hooligans. Che Ting Bao can launch some interesting social functions. For example, when two cars with Che Ting Bao pass by, Che Ting Bao will record the ID of each other. When the next mobile phone synchronizes, the car owner can see on the APP which car listeners pass by at some time.
epilogue
In general, Che Ting Bao, a car radio in the era of Internet of Things, has made great innovations on the basis of traditional car radio, bringing different car listening experiences to car owners, which is a very good start. However, since the direct connection of Wifi is adopted, its functions can actually be further expanded, After all, the data transmission speed of Wifi is much faster than that of Bluetooth. Even as a memory for saving files, it may not be a good idea. If you are tired of those songs repeated on the CD, if you are tired of the advertisements on the radio station, if you don't want to go to the trouble to find car listening resources and pick up the car radio, you can come to a car listening to treasure.
