Free Phone Calls
The UConnect hands-free communication device uses Bluetooth connectivity, allowing as many as seven compatible mobile phones to connect to the vehicle's onboard receiver, but only one can be operational in the vehicle at a time. To dial out, you can simply use voice commands, while other features allow you to store as many as 32 names with four numbers per name, dial for an emergency or towing assistance, allow auto audio-system mute, and enable cross-referencing of an address and a phone number with the navigation. The hands-free system also allows a person to answer incoming calls, reject calls, call waiting, and place conference calls. If you are at your destination and are still talking hands free, you are able to stay connected after the vehicle is turned off or transfer the call to your mobile phone to carry on the conversation after leaving the vehicle.
MyGIG will be available in the following 2008-model-year trucks and SUVs: Chrysler Aspen, Chrysler Pacifica, Dodge Dakota, Dodge Journey, Dodge Durango, Dodge Nitro, Jeep Liberty, Jeep Grand Cherokee, and Jeep Wrangler.
Infotainment systems, such as Chrysler's MyGIG, will be more prevalent as new vehicle options continue to offer more in-vehicle electronics technology. In fact, this ever-evolving technology is one step closer to becoming a normality in replacing older media sources, such as the cassette or CD head unit. While all of this technology may be a bit much to grasp, with time, it becomes a convenience most drivers will prefer. Just think: no need to transport a case full of CDs. With our busy lives, we seem to have the need to connect everywhere, whether it is to our portable music player, viewing photos via USB port, or hands-free calling using Bluetooth technology.
Eventually we will end up wondering how we ever lived without it.