Apple iPod connectivity is standard across the Scion lineup for 2008. Scion’s standard 160-watt maximum output Pioneer AM/FM/CD audio system features a head unit with iPod control. The head unit integrates track, artist and album information from the iPod into a one-line display on the head unit’s screen.
Connectivity is achieved by plugging the iPod into [...]

CES Update: Ford has announced factory-installed, in-car communications and entertainment systems that offer support for iPods.
The technology is based on Microsoft Auto software (Sync), and supports virtually any mobile phone or digital media player. Drivers can operate their iPod (or other device) using voice commands or the vehicle’s steering wheel or radio controls.
“Sync is what [...]

At the UBS and Credit Suisse media meetings in New York this week, with only two players in the fledgling satellite radio market, merger speculation follows rivals XM and Sirius. XM Satellite Radio Chairman Gary Parsons said that he considers the satellite radio market to still be new enough that two major players can [...]

We’ve been testing a Griffin SmartDeck recently, looking for a more convenient way to listen to podcasts and other digital audio in the car. We’ve tried FM tuners and always found them lacking in sound quality and power. While regular cassette adapters do a decent job at piping the audio output of iPods to car [...]