Pioneer’s new navigation system, the AVIC-X920BT, comes with the usual (albeit high-end) features that include a touchscreen interface and speech recognition, plus a handful of entertainment features—like DVD playback and Internet Radio connectivity to make for a sweet, complete in-car kit.

The X920BT comes with a 6.1-inch touchscreen with an interface designed for quick, easy navigation (as it should be. You don’t really want to dig through a whole mess of menus while driving, right?) that’s made even more driver-friendly with the addition of speech recognition.

Now for the good parts: In-car entertainment. First off, the nav kit comes with a built-in optical drive that can play both CDs and DVDs that may or may not be healthy if you’re the one driving. It also comes with 2GBs of integrated memory for storage, plus a USB port that can be used for connecting other mobile devices. It’s pretty Apple-friendly too, with support for iPods and iPhones; an iTunes plug-in called MusicSphere gives it the capability to generate playlists based on track properties and what you listen to.

For a bigger selection of audio entertainment, the nav kit also comes with support for Pandora’s free Internet Radio streaming service through a connected iPhone (with a Pandora app installed).

The AVIC-X920BT is expected to be released in April for $1,200.

Tags: GPS, In-car tech, Pioneer

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