Future Lab Program NFL-N01

Weather

FL-N01 delivers weather updates according to your routine behavior. You can specify the time and place, and select categories such as weather, temperature, chance-of -rain, weekly forecast, etc. FL-N01 can also let you know when it starts or stops raining.

Restaurants

FL-N01 delivers recommended restaurant information nearby.

The history of received restaurant information can be checked on the timeline screen of the "Future Lab Program N" app.

News

FL-N01 delivers news headlines. FL-N01 learns your preference and will deliver more suitable news for you. By selecting a category on the “Future Lab Program N” app, you can specify what types of news you will receive.

The history of received news can be checked on the timeline screen of the "Future Lab Program N" app.

Events

FL-N01 delivers event information within a 100 miles radius from the center of the San Francisco bay area. You can specify what kind of event information you will receive by selecting a category on the “Future Lab Program N” app. You can also specify event information within a half mile radius from where you are by the time and place.

The history of received event information can be checked on the timeline screen of the "Future Lab Program N" app.

Calendar

FL-N01 reminds you of your schedule. An account for Google Calendar™ is required. In the morning, FL-N01 lets you know the day’s schedule. In the afternoon, FL-N01 lets you know the rest of the day and tomorrow’s schedule. You can also check the schedule on a specific day and time. The time for reminders can be adjusted as you like.

Mail

FL-N01 notifies you of received mail. An account for Gmail™ is required. FL-N01 reads out the sender and title of the mail. You can select when to check emails, what items to be read out, etc. on the “Future Lab Program N” app.

Social Feeds

FL-N01 delivers the latest social feeds by reading out a timeline of tweets. Logging in to Twitter is required. When you made a list of “N” by using the list function of Twitter, FL-N01 only reads out tweets from users in the “N” list. Direct messages and mentions which are sent to you are also read out.

The history of the received social feeds can be checked on the timeline screen of the "Future Lab Program N" app.

Navigation

FL-N01 provides turn-by-turn voice guided directions for biking and walking, allowing you to get to your destination safely and efficiently.
You need to connect FL-N01 to your smartphone via Bluetooth and launch the "Future Lab Program N" app on your smartphone to use this function.
Navigation has the following functions:

• Start Navigation to home:

  Before using Navigation, set your home location in your "Future Lab Program N" app.
  To start Navigation to home, tell FL-N01 "Start navigation to home." or "Take me home."

• Start Navigation to your destination:

  To start Navigation to your destination, tell FL-N01 "Start Navigation."
  When FL-N01 asks for your destination, tell FL-N01 your destination.

• Stop Navigation:

  To stop navigation, tell FL-N01 "Stop Navigation."

Audio AR Games

FL-N01 offers you gaming entertainment that you can play only with audio.
"Lost Dog" is a pre-installed content. To start playing, tell FL-N01 "Start Lost Dog." To quit the content, tell FL-N01 "Stop Lost Dog."
You need to play "Audio AR Games" outside since the contents use GPS on FL-N01. While playing "Audio AR Games," FL-N01 does not deliver you any information automatically via segments on Personalized Radio service.

Activity Log

You need to connect FL-N01 to your smartphone via Bluetooth and launch the "Future Lab Program N" app on your smartphone to use this function.

Activity log has the following 2 logging modes:

• Auto logging：Automatically logs your activity such as cycling and/or running based on your activity status.
• Voice command logging：Logs your activity such as cycling or running which you set on the "Future Lab Program N." Logs are started by voice command.

All the settings such as when to start taking logs, your weight, when to announce your lap time, or what to announce (distance, time record, average speed, burned up calories) are made on the "Future Lab Program N" app. Logs are stored in FL-N01. You can update logs by logging in to Strava.

If you are a premium member of Strava and have set the Personal Hotspot/Bluetooth tethering setting of your smartphone to on, activity logs can be linked up with Live Segments.

For details on recognition technologies, see "Notes on recognition technologies."

SMS

FL-N01 notifies you of SMS which you receive on your smartphone while FL-N01 and the smartphone are connected via Bluetooth, and FL-N01 will read out the sender and message. (If there is no Bluetooth connection between FL-N01 and your smartphone, FL-N01 will not read out SMS even though you receive SMS on your smartphone.) You can change the setting on the “Future Lab Program N” app to not have them read out. You can also recheck SMS that have been read out so far by telling FL-N01 "Start SMS." The Personal Hotspot/Bluetooth tethering setting is not required.

Smartphone Notification

FL-N01 reads out notifications of the selected apps on your smartphone automatically. The Personal Hotspot/Bluetooth tethering setting is not required. You cannot use a voice command to receive a smartphone notification.