http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/ Engadget Comments for Apple iPod integration coming to Ford, GM, Mazda http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/
I'm keeping a watch for articles on how to get better iPod integration with your Mazda at http://www.mazda-ipods.com if any other mazda users are frustrated by this and want true ipod integration.]]>Mar 20th 2008 2:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/Mar 13th 2009 10:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/Aug 3rd 2006 9:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/Aug 3rd 2006 10:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/
Way to go steve!!!]]>Aug 3rd 2006 10:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/Aug 3rd 2006 10:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/
does this mean the cars will breakdown & need to be replaced after a year like the crapod?]]>Aug 3rd 2006 10:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/Oh yeah Dolomite, just curious, is this a big enough deal to really help kill the Zune?]]>Aug 3rd 2006 10:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/
On the other hand, GM is a good move. Since GM IS the largest automaker, even though their sales are decreasing also.

Watch out American car companies (but made in Mexico), the Japanese are still coming for the top spot.]]>Aug 3rd 2006 10:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.factoryofinfinitebliss.com/?p=615
you're better off just getting the aux input and getting one of these: http://www.sik.com/imp.php

line level input and no crappy playlists]]>Aug 3rd 2006 10:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/It would have happened quicker if Ford and GM were not being continuously raped by the UAW... ]]>Aug 3rd 2006 10:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/
Zune Zune Zune!!

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Zune Zune Zune!!

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]]>Aug 3rd 2006 10:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/
Shut your piehole. Your stock's up 50% over the last year. What did you do, buy yours yesterday?

Kevin M - the iPod supports Apple Lossless, which is, as its name implies, lossless.]]>Aug 3rd 2006 11:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/Aug 3rd 2006 11:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/Aug 3rd 2006 11:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/Aug 3rd 2006 11:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/Aug 3rd 2006 11:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/Aug 4th 2006 12:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/Aug 4th 2006 12:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/Aug 4th 2006 12:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/Aug 4th 2006 12:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/
a) there will likely be integrated media controls as well as displays on the dash or steering wheel or wherever else, made possible by that proprietary matter, and

b) it means you can charge the damn iPod while driving and listening to your tunes.

Now I wish they'd whip out support for those with non-apple DAPs, particularly the usb-stick types. Just plug that little thing in the front of your car deck which is able to treat it as a removable drive and read the media on it while charging it...]]>Aug 4th 2006 12:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/
BTW, the jack is standard on the sport not on the base, however aftermarket dealers are working on a DIY version.

Either way, when it comes to autos upgrading to MP3 DAP players, they shouldn't limit themselves to iPods. The best way is to have and audio in and have the iPod jack as a standard at no charge or as an option (for less than $200).

-C-]]>Aug 4th 2006 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/
But, I agree with #3. The Zune is doomed. Even if it's a gaming-cum-media machine, it's screwed. Though it'd need to find an efficient media for video. UMD is going down the crapper.]]>Aug 4th 2006 2:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/Aug 4th 2006 3:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/
What a waste of money. All flash and no substance with these 3. No wonder they are tanking.]]>Aug 4th 2006 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/Aug 4th 2006 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/
I agree with others that something universal would make much more sense and having an integrated system with removeable/upgradeable memory would be perfect. But auto engineers like to stay 20-30 years behind the technology curve.]]>Aug 4th 2006 10:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/Aug 4th 2006 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/Aug 4th 2006 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/Aug 4th 2006 5:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/2nd graph: Auto options

When I first got the Honda Fit, I was excited about the possibilities of integrated audio (that Honda MusicLink). You know, I think whoever designed the piece of junk was a Microsoft user; the menus I hear take so long to load, especially with the more files you have in your iPod. I trashed the thought of installation when I read about some guy waiting almost an hour for his menus to load! Hate to say, but as long as nitwits design the functionality of auto integration, who will wind up buying based on this design flaw?

So it leads me to where I am now: I have a Harman Kardon plug+play that I don't want to install in my car. Reason? That oversized LCD screen needs to be mounted somewhere. I moved it all around the cabin, but all I saw was an object that some thief might mistake as something that can be stolen, which equals broken window and damaged unit (and/or dash). My search so far has led me to the Neo Ion, which I read in another forum pointing to mp3yourcar.com. The unit sells for around 200 beans and it plugs into the CD changer input of a stock or after market head unit. They claim steering wheel controls, as well as stereo controls, with a single cable design. And they also say that all the iPods are compatible, from nano to video. Until then, I've been simply burning some mp3-laden CD's and playing them in my Fit. I have since used the $200 to buy a bi-HID headlight upgrade.]]>Aug 6th 2006 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/Aug 30th 2006 7:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/
Of course, they offer a aux-in on the base stereo as well, so everyone's happy.

Added bonus - the stock deck plays mp3 and WMA, so you could just burn a few $.10 discs to get the storage of a $250 Nano.]]>Sep 5th 2006 9:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/apple-ipod-integration-coming-to-ford-gm-mazda/http://blog.itag.com/63/todays-secret-word-is-integration/]]>Feb 22nd 2010 1:39PM