Is Apple Working On The Car Stereo Problem

You’re feeling annoyed by all the trouble your stereo has given you any time you attempt to plug in your IPod? Or you’re fed up with carrying around CD to be able to compensate for not having a connect for the slamming new Apple IPod? Than maybe it’s time for a change. Nowadays manufacturers allow us hundreds of stereos or car adapters or kits that will allow you to access your favorite music out of your trusted player while you’re driving, not having to carry an entire bag of CDs each time you possess a longer road to take and seem like hearing something that gets you within the mood. Here are some of the very popular solutions that are easy to adjust to your requirements and your wallet.

First we have the media receiver from Alpine: the iDA- X100. in 2007 Alpine had the ingenious idea of placing on the market an automobile stereo that didn’t have CD playing capability but it had numerous designs destined to manipulating the IPod. The recognition of this product grew immensely therefore Alpine was pushed into creating three more stereo head units, including the iDA-X100. The absence of a CD player meant more room for that nicely designed LCD color screen that displays all the controls in addition to some interesting album art. A sizable knob which you simply rotate to travel through your selection was added to make things fast and pleasant. A straightforward USB link provides the best possible quality and makes other portable devices simple to plug in and played. The greatest feat of them all is the new radio receiver that is able to connect with ITunes, which as numerous individuals know has become the largest music library in the world. All of this can come to you with only $400, totally worthwhile in my opinion.

Than there is the DICE Universal IPod Kit. This little device provides the possible ways to integrate ipod and iphone onto car home theatre systems that come from 19 manufacturers. More to that, they just released a system that may even be connected to any simple FM radio. This product can be hardwired somewhere which practically means that it will likely be tied to the electrical system from the car and also the signal from the IPod is directed into the radio by the means of an FM modulator. This will make the song title and artist appear on the screen, however it needs to be controlled from the IPod. Still for just $130 while not having to change that easy radio, you need to do the math.

An even better solution comes from Eclipse CD 1200 which supplies an extremely affordable way to add a cool head unit for your car and supply it with IPod integration capability in the same time. All that you should do is to buy a 30 bucks cable that plugs ipod and iphone in to the CD1200 but once it is connected, the CD1200 gains full control on full functionalities of the IPod therefore making things much easier to you when you’re driving. Since most cars have audio control buttons integrated in the controls as well, you barely need to move a finger. The cable provides USB drives which allows you to get much more music to your ride, not to mention the integrated aux-in jack that permits you to play mp3 and WMA files. Coming having a detachable faceplate, cool illumination either in green or red, as well as an animated equalizer, this affordable $160 head doesn’t lack features at all.


Joel Dammann writes about Is Apple Working On The Car Stereo Problem at his Car blog.