Thursday, August 21, 2008

World's First In-Unit iPod Dock for the Car Stereo

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"Drivin down the block like what else should a brother do,
It's Saturday, it's Saturday, the heat might smother you,
Rollin down my windows yeah I have a air-conditioner,
But I got the sound I want the whole world to listen ta,
Waitin at a red light, Kentucky Fried Chicken in,
Low End Theory tape in, bass crazy kickin in"
- "Born To Roll" by Masta Ace

Remember back in the day when you had to fumble with tapes in your ride, always fast forwarding or flipping to the B Side? And if you were using cassette singles, you'd have to keep changing it out for a new one or just listen to the same song over and over again. Maybe that repetition is why I know the lyrics to almost every rap song from '88-'96!!! Actually, you probably don't remember if you are under age 28 or so. Damn, I am getting old.

No, that's not a tape deck above. It's the FUSION CA-1P500. It's the first car stereo deck with a iPod Dock in the dash unit. Now I know there are other iPod docking options available already but none are so easily accessible as this one. I have one of the newer Alpine decks in which the iPod docking cable is located in the glove compartment. It's cool because it's stored away out of sight but sometimes it's easier to access it directly because it takes to long to scroll through songs on the dash unit. It's definitely a bit slower than just spinning the jog wheel and I have around 10,000 songs on my iPod, so that would take me all day. This unit seems like a nice alternative and gives back my glove compartment storage space (not that I really need it).

If you would have told me back in 1995 when I first got my license that one day I would be driving a nice car with a 10,000 song library in the dash, I would have thought you were out of your mind. Man, technology has really changed rapidly over the past 20 or so years, hasn't it? I can't wait to see where we are headed in the next 5-10! Can I get some hoverboards and flying cars already? Come on now!

BONUS:
Masta Ace - Born to Roll Video


Masta Ace - Sittin' On Chrome Video

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