Chrysler has announced that it will be the first American automaker to provide full iPod integration as an option in most of its 2006 models, with over three million 2006 Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge models offering iPod integration, beginning this spring. Drivers will be able to listen to their iPod through the car’s audio system, [...]

Griffin Technology has introduced the SmartDeck, a cassette adapter that allows you to control your iPod using the built in controls of your cassette player. Using patent-pending sensing technology, the SmartDeck determines which commands the cassette player sends to the iPod.
Use the cassette deck’s forward and rewind buttons to advance to the next or prior [...]

Apple has announced it has teamed up with Mercedes-Benz USA, Volvo, Nissan, Alfa Romeo and Ferrari to deliver iPod integration with their car stereo systems in 2005.
The iPod Integration Kit for Mercedes-Benz will debut this April in the US with the newly redesigned 2006 Mercedes-Benz M-Class, and Volvo will offer two iPod connectivity options for [...]

Clarion has podified the car stereo with the new VRX755VD car multimedia system, which features satellite radio, a DVD changer, a TV tuner and iPod compatibility.
The VRX755VD is a full-feature multimedia station offering a seven-inch flip-out monitor, and a built-in DVD player that also offers CD and MP3 playback. The unit will control Clarion’s 5.1-channel [...]

MacMice has introduced the PodBuddy car connection system for Apple iPods.
“We decided last year that a flex tube would be a great solution for mounting an Apple iPod in a car,” said DVForge Executive Vice President, Chuck Leonard. “So, we have spent a year doing the needed engineering and design work to build a great [...]

Audiovox Corporation has announced a compatibility kit that lets iPods play through car stereo systems.
Tom Malone, Senior VP, Sales, “Unless you’ve been off the planet you know that iPod has virtually taken over the portable listening habits of people from 16 to 65 and older. Our new iPod Mobile Interface Kit extends this capability to [...]