Apple patents iPod automobile dock

[pubwvj]

Neat. Makes sense. Especially if it had radio.

 

[hob]

But, how can Apple patent it if it's already been produced by a different company? What's the difference between this and the already-existing product?

 

[vixapphire]

"tunedok"

speaking of Belkin's Tunedok, has anyone hear got any experiences of this thing (good/bad) to share, or news on better competing products?

i saw on the PTO web site that Belkin's got an application pending for "FLEXDOCK", which to me seems like the same thing. anyone heard anything about it? what's so different than the tunedock?

i've got a few belkin peripherals and i like them well enough. companies like that handle the 'aftermarket mod' scene very well; apple seems to want the entire universe to itself!

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[azrussell132]

I'll buy one....

 

[ammon]

I don't know if that will look good inside my 1987 4-Runner. It just doesn't seem right to have an audio system that is worth more than the vehicle...

 

[maxterpiece]

There's a TuneDok for iPod mini too.

People joke about how cars have so many cup holders these days. Perhaps there's a good reason to have 12 cup holders in your car... only some of them are for cups!

I use my 12 cupholders to hold all my empty soda cans! It's great!

 

[clownie]

This is where my Nano lives, in my rear cupholder with a wire harness going backwards to the FM transmitter/cigarette lighter plug in my center console. This device would be an upgrade for me and maybe would make it look more like a cup of coffee and less like an iPod...

 

[SummerBreeze]

I use my 12 cupholders to hold all my empty soda cans! It's great!

My '06 Eclipse only has two cupholders, I must be the only one here without any cup holders to spare.