Carmakers take iPod for a drive

[Mac Reporter]

Even Ferrari has begun singing the Apple iPod's song.

Apple Computer announced at its 2005 Macworld Expo on Tuesday that this year, legendary sports car maker Ferrari and four other automobile manufacturers plan to offer kits that meld its iPod music player with their car stereo systems.

Mercedes-Benz USA and Volvo, the first two companies to detail their plans for the U.S. market, will offer iPod adapters for several of their models. The adapters will allow drivers to access songs stored on their iPods via their car stereo controls, including steering-wheel-mounted buttons. Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and Nissan will announce their respective iPod adapter plans later in the year, Apple said in a statement.

Mercedes, Volvo and the others are following a trend started by BMW in 2004. BMW now builds several car models whose steering wheels incorporate iPod controls; it also offers a $149 iPod-stereo adapter for several of its car models. Several car stereo manufacturers have also begun offering adapters that connect iPods directly to their respective car stereo models. Alpine offers the KCA-420i adapter, which costs about $100 and can connect iPod and iPod Mini players to several Alpine-brand stereos.

Read more at CNET News.com.

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This is from PC Mag's site.



Mercedes iPod Edition

Mercedes had two cars on the show floor, showing off their ipod integration. The Mercedes is now officially the world's most expensive iPod Add-on. The iPod goes in the glove box, but the read-out is on the speedometer.

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[Edited on 1-14-2005 by freeformula]