Alpine: iPod Interface Coming this Fall
Alpine out does the Apple-BMW combo by announcing its Car iPod interface which not only controls the iPod from the head unit, it displays song info. From Yahoo News: “The Interface Adapter for iPod enables users of vehicles equipped with Alpine-made head units that sport an Ai-Net system bus to control their iPods directly from their stereo’s front panel or remote control. Song information — including artist, album and song name — is displayed on the head unit, and a rotary knob enables users to quickly scroll through their music collection.”
This is undoubtedly the future of car audi equipment - giving Alpine a huge edge over Sony, Panasonic, and other major mobile electronics manufacturers. For a product like this, this fall isn’t soon enough!
