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NBT Navigation systems

NBT (Next Big Thing) – a new generation of BMW iDrive Professional System introduced in late 2012.

NBT BMW is an original device with an improved menu design and enhanced built-in functionality. In fact, the NBT navigation unit is a computer in your car with the basic parameters: processor 1.3 GHz, RAM 1 Gb, HDD 200 Gb SATA, built-in WEB browser based on Webkit.

It is necessary to emphasize the advantages of NBT BMW:

• High-quality display
• High performance
• Playback of CD, DVD, MP3, WMA, SD / SDHC
• Ability to transfer video files via USB to the head unit and play them on it
• Built-in Bluetooth
• Supports different languages (Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, etc.),
• Can be connected to a rear view camera
• Voice control function can be activated by coding
• View of email attachments (PDF, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint).

BMW CIC vs NBT

	CIC	NBT
Intertface	2D	3D +animation
CPU		1,3 GHz
HDD	80 Gb	200 Gb SATA.
Capacity	12,5 Gb	20,5 Gb
Video via USB	no	yes
Video codecs		MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4/2 ASP (XVid, DivX5), MPEG-4/10 AVC (H.264), VC-1 (WMV), MS-MPEG4 (DivX3), Theora
Multimedia transfer to the head unit	only audio	Yes. You can transfer video files through USB to the head unit and play them. (Declared by the manufacturer, not confirmed in fact)
«Speech to text»	no	Yes. E-mails and SMS can be converted into text and can be trasfered as text files.
iDrive Controller	without iDrive Touch Controller	2 versions: with iDrive Touch Controller and without iDrive Touch Controller
Office, calendar visualization	no	yes + email attachments view (PDF, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint).
BMW internet	Firefox 3.5	Webkit-browser (web-platform, used for Safari (Apple), Google Chrome,Opera )