GoMobile solves the W7 Mango auto-answer problem

Rating: But are ‘intelligent’ rear view mirrors the real answer

Regular readers may recall GoMobile News bemoaning the fact that when our trusty Nokia Lumia 800 W7 Mango handset was paired with a Bluetooth headset, there was no way to force the handset to auto-answer incoming calls. (See our previous story here. )Which is a major failing in our eyes. However, we managed to find one solution in the shape of Jabra hands-free car kit courtesy of our old friends at GN Netcom. You can pair your W7 Mango handset with this device and it has a button which you can push to answer an incoming call. Simples. The future, however, many lie with an intelligent rear view mirror system.The model GoMobile News utilised to prove our theory that pairing with a hands-free car system was the solution, was the Jabra Cruiser II BT SP. We had no trouble at all paring it with the Lumia 800.

Now the Jabra Cruiser is designed to clip over the driver’s sun visor. There were only two problems with using this particular model. Firstly at night the relevant button isn’t illuminated so it’s difficult to find.

Secondly, if you forget to charge the unit’s battery, the power lead to the Cruiser tends to get in the way of your vision. It might even be illegal to drive with it connected in the UK.

So when we saw some promotional material – courtesy of our friends in Shenzen (thanks to ZTE), concerning a car rearview mirror system with capacitance touchscreen, it caught our attention.

With a touchscreen, it may be possible to tap on the mirror to answer the incoming call.

After all, the NL-511GP, made by NEWLM Technology Development in Shenzen, very definitely has a Bluetooth Hands free kit capability. It also appears to have programmable touch buttons.

Bluetooth is not all that it has got. Inside this device is built-in GPS Navigation; TF (memory) card reader; and a FM transmitter for surround sound. You can also hook up a reverse view camera as an additional option.

NEWLM also appears to have a range of these GPS capable rearview mirror systems. However, the ML-511 GP appears to be the very latest addition.

What’s more, there’s even a price. They are $148 but only if you buy 100 or them. So if you have a spare $14,800 kicking about you could test our theory.