Mercedes iPhone Integration - June 20th, 2008
I haven’t succumbed to the iPhone temptation yet. Even though the shiny new second generation models to be released shortly are very tempting. Oddly enough, I have a lot of loyalty to my carrier because it’s the one tech company that has never driven me to near madness with incompetence. That deserves some reward. But anyway, the ubiquity of any device can be judged by whether or not it finds its way into our cars. My Dad’s old 1940s vintage Ford pickup had a Coke bottle opener mounted on the dash. Not a bottle opener, a Coke bottle opener. Said so right there stamped on the metal.
Now it’s iPod jacks and increasingly iPhone jacks as evidenced by Mercedes’ latest iPod integration kit. (See Engadget for photo and their review.) The unit integrates controls on the main nav screen and it recharges the phone at the same time you’re dialing up folks and listening to tunes. What really got my attention though is that the unit increases the iPhone’s reception via the vehicle’s antennas. Nice, very nice. Looks like the whole thing will set you back $385 and right now you can only get in Germany, but hey, that’s what international shipping is for, right?
Posted on June 20th, 2008 by Shorty
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