• novelties

    Get A Woody Wagon For Your iPod

    Element Case now offers an iPod holder designed to honor that most quintessential surfmobile, the Woody Wagon. Crafted using an actual piece of Sapeli veneer wood engraved with representations of various woodys, the case allows you to show your appreciation of both vintage machinery and irony by trapping the latest in digital musical technology within a tribute to 1940s automobiles. [Element Case]

    4:40 PM on Mon Oct 27 2008
    By Andrew Stoy
    1,566 views, 7 comments

    Most discussed dwegmull: Can I get a mid 80's minivan look? more »

  • gadgets

    Griffin Launches Two More Auto iPod Accessories

    Using an iPod or iPhone in a car is going to be that much easier thanks to the latest round of goods from Griffin Technology. The WindowSeat is an oddly named, but simple gadget. It's a suction windshield mount for the iPhone or iPod Touch. If the next generation iPhone gets some legitimate GPS, this will be a nice $30 accessory to have. The other new goody is the iTrip AutoPilot. The AutoPilot is a glorified FM transmitter and charger for the iPod that connects via the standard dock connection of almost every iPod and will broadcast tunes over FM. It includes a 12V DC adapter with play, pause, forward and backward controls for the iPod or iPhone. It also includes a SmartScan feature to find the best FM station for transmission and has SmartSound Plus technology for clearer sound. The iTrip AutoPilot is available for $100. [iTrip AutoPilot; WindowSeat]

    2:40 PM on Thu May 29 2008
    By Travis Hudson
    1,343 views, 9 comments

    Latest by TomCelica: @F_munk: Philips FM transmitter also branded as Macally. Online for $16.99, at Lot Less discount store in NYC for $6.99. more »

  • gadgets

    Pioneer AVIC-F Series Media, Navigation Systems Features Advanced Voice Recognition

    Pioneer has announced a few new additions to its line of car navigation systems. The AVIC-F700BT, AVIC-F900BT and AVIC-F90BT come with features like iPod connectivity, Bluetooth, MSN Direct, HD Radio, XM, Sirius, CD, DVD, USB, SD and more. Although, the real specialness comes from their voice recognition abilities. More »

    1:40 PM on Mon Apr 21 2008
    By Travis Hudson
    2,719 views, 14 comments

    Latest by YashMadden: I bought the Avic F700BT about a month ago. Its really nice. But I didnt know you cant watch DVD more »

  • gadgets

    Incase Two-in-One iPod Charger Works in Car, Home

    Wow. It's only taken a couple decades for someone to make a dual-purpose charger—yes, a charger capable of 12V DC and AC charging. This 2-in-1 from Incase is designed for the iPod or iPhone and can easily plug into a 12V DC outlet for charging your gadgets on the road, but it can also be taken in and used in a standard AC outlet. Holy convenience, Batman! More »

    4:00 PM on Tue Feb 5 2008
    By Travis Hudson
    628 views, 12 comments

    Latest by Travis Hudson: @slrspeedshop: Hey. Thanks for the kind words--I do what I can while everyone else was in transit. more »

  • detroit auto show

    Detroit Auto Show: Hummer HX Records Off-Roading Adventures Directly to iPod


    Despite its relationship to the Halo Warthog, the Hummer HX made a pretty big splash at the Detroit Auto Show. One of its coolest features is the front-facing camera that's integrated into the rear-view mirror. Throw in a docking slot to record your off-roading adventures directly to an iPod and you've got something quite cool, indeed. Sure, the HX is obviously very conceptual, but this is a feature that doesn't seem too farfetched. Of course, it's also a feature that may be destined to document tragedy, especially in this YouTube age.

    1:30 PM on Tue Jan 22 2008
    By Travis Hudson
    2,202 views, 10 comments

    Latest by NovaloadMissesPolar: This option should help the cops a lot with their investigations. more »

  • question of the day

    What's Missing From Your Car?

    Luddite Week comes crashing to a halt....now! I went car-shopping with a friend of mine a couple of weeks back. He's convinced that the car for him is an Audi A3. A fine, solid choice in my opinion. Yes of course I explained to him that for the money, a pistonhead would be better served in a 4-door GTI (or a WRX wagon) but he can afford the premium and likes the status of owning an Audi, even the little baby Volkswagen one. So be it. I particularly liked the "Open Sky" option, which is corporate nonsense for not one but two sun roofs (er, one sun roof and one moon roof, but still: cool) as they collaborated to make the wee car feel quite roomy. But the killer app was found in the glove box. There, sitting in its own little cubbyhole, was an iPod dock. Plug and play and forget it's even there, as you can change songs via steering wheel buttons. The new STI best have that option. You hearing me Subaru? Anyhow, your thoughts?

    11:45 AM on Fri Sep 21 2007
    By Jonny Lieberman
    2,638 views, 84 comments

    Latest by F50F60: An extra gear in the Xterra tranny (Auto). I get 14MPG and that's when I baby it 10-9MPG when I more »

  • ravioli distortion field

    Marchionne Wants to Be Jobs, 500 to be His iPod

    Sergio Marchionne is undoubtedly stocking up on black turtlenecks as we write this. The revived Cinquecento, according to the Fiat boss, is the cornerstone of his attempt to turn the company into "the Apple of cars, and the Cinquecento will be our iPod." The diminutive hatchback has already seen orders in excess of half of the fifty thousand units of goodwill the automaker plans to crank out this year, and they're considering raising full-model-year targets from 120,000 cars to 140,000, at a base price of ten thousand euros. Meanwhile, does anyone know where we can get Abarth tape stripes for a 30 gig iPod? Thanks. – Davey G. Johnson More »

    4:15 PM on Wed Jul 4 2007
    By Davey G. Johnson
    1,110 views, 2 comments

    Latest by cafn8: I Like it too and I'd like to see it for sale in the US. Unfortunately, the image of the more »

  • news

    Best Buy Announces RDS/iPod-Based In-Car Stereo Patent

    Though not as common in the Colonies, certain markets utilize a Radio Database System to send song info over the FM band. A new patent by Best Buy utilizes this technology and links it, cleverly, with a "memory storage device," and by that they mean an iPod. This technology comes in handy when you're listening to a song on the radio but miss the name/artist. Just hit a button on the stereo and it will record the song info on your iPod. No longer will you have to attempt to google half-remembered lyrics ("Under bloomin onion I saw you?"). – Matt Hardigree More »

    7:30 PM on Thu Mar 15 2007
    By Matt Hardigree
    631 views, 3 comments

    Latest by dculberson: So wait, they expect someone to have an iPod in their car, on, while listening to FM radio? Come more »

  • novelties

    How To Make Your Car Cassette Player Useful Again

    Nevermind that silly OEM iPod connection we talked about earlier on the Scion. We've found a way to use your old cassette adapter in a cool and new way. CarDomain.com user JPPadula has done some amazing entertainment tech upgrades to one of the featured rides on his user page, a 2002 GMC Denali. In addition to some neon and electric power enhancements on the SUV, he's also created one of the most ingenious iPod cradle units we've seen. Guess what he used? That's right, all of it's housed in a
    "...modded OEM cassette player to accept an iPod. Ipod slides in like a cassette, ejects with the factory button, Custom made Apple button controls PAC SWIX to select source on Kenwood deck using Ipod interface. All fits in OEM cassette player case, mounts like factory, all backlighting retained. Used steel stock lined with suede to make a chassis, cassette mechanism gear assembly for motorization and many hand fabricated slides and levers. Works like a dream."
    We totally want one of these in our next car. I hope JPPadula's going to be taking some orders on it because we're in. Gallery below and check out the rest of his work via the link below. – Ray Wert More »

    2:01 PM on Fri Feb 9 2007
    By Ray Wert
    6,678 views, 9 comments

    Latest by journalism: This seems really cool. It's awesome to be able to find a use for old cassette players again. Except how more »