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Dension announces ice>Link for iPod
By Dennis Lloyd
Publisher, iLounge
Published: Thursday, October 2, 2003
News Category: iPod Accessories
Dension, the leading manufacturer of hard disk-based car audio, announces ice>Link for iPod - the *ultimate* iPod car kit. iPod audio is routed through the CD changer port on over 80% of European market cars including Audi, BMW, Ford, Mini, Peugeot, Renault and VW as well as aftermarket Alpine, Blaupunkt, Kenwood and Sony. The killer feature is that FF/RW radio controls (and steering wheel buttons on suitably equipped vehicles) are mapped onto iPod allowing track navigation from the vehicle controls. ice>Link for iPod also charges the iPod when in the car.
First shipments start w/c 20 October. Estimated retail pricing is around £99GBP/$160USD. UK/EU pre-ordering is available at [url=http://www.ihavetohave.it]http://www.ihavetohave.it[/url] and a dedicated info site listing world-wide distributors and resellers will be launched pre-shipment.
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My JEEP is already upset about posting!!
How about a system such as this available for the U.S. market?
Posted by Derek in Chicago, IL on October 2, 2003 at 12:39 PM (PDT)
2
I heard that by using the CD player port it stops the CD changer working.
I know that having thousands of tunes on your iPod is enough but I would be upset to buy a new album and not be able to play it in the car until I got home to transfer it.
Small point I know but enough to put me off buying.
Posted by Darren on October 3, 2003 at 4:24 AM (PDT)
3
Just wished they offered it for Pioneer. I would gladly give up the use of my 12 disc changed to be able to control my iPod.
Posted by biggie on October 3, 2003 at 4:47 AM (PDT)
4
Sounds excellent. I’d like to see a picture of the cradle before ordering though.
Posted by Ashley Scott on October 3, 2003 at 5:46 AM (PDT)
5
Here is a reply from Denison (the maker of ICE-Link) that I received when I asked if the ICE-Link would work with my new Jetta, and if they could send me pics:
“Monsoon will work fine. We will have US distribution set up for early November. Pics are really dull. It’s a cable with a heat shrink PCB in the middle. We use the Brodit iPod cradle (for 3G iPods) which you can see at [url=http://www.brodit.com"]http://www.brodit.com”[/url]
Posted by Sean on October 3, 2003 at 7:03 AM (PDT)
6
in the cold season, won’t the ipod get too hot hanging over a heat vent like the brodit cradles do?
Posted by wondering wonderer on October 3, 2003 at 7:42 AM (PDT)
7
The beauty of Brodit’s ProClip system is that there are generally 3 or 4 mouting locations available for each vehicle such as air vent, centre console high, centre console low and horizontal centre console.
Posted by Lee Harris on October 3, 2003 at 7:47 AM (PDT)
8
When are the manufacturers going to get it what ipoders want is a device such as ice link with a cradle such as the ipod dock, that when you get in to your car you just place the ipod in with no further connections. In my 95 pathfinder I have cell phone gooseneck base with an ipod dock connected. The dock is connected to my alpine radio via the cd input.
Posted by velinski on October 3, 2003 at 7:59 AM (PDT)
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When are the manufacturers going to get it what ipoders want is a device such as ice link with a cradle such as the ipod dock, that when you get in to your car you just place the ipod in with no further connections. In my 95 pathfinder I have a cell phone gooseneck base with an ipod dock connected. The dock is connected to my alpine radio via the cd input.
Posted by velinski on October 3, 2003 at 8:17 AM (PDT)
10
I want one. I want one now. Now now now!!
Posted by Nicholas Howard in Los Angeles, CA on October 3, 2003 at 10:50 AM (PDT)
11
Check out the diagram on this page:
http://icelink.densionusa.com/
Looks like this is only for first and second gen iPods, won’t work with the Docking connector.
Posted by Michael on October 6, 2003 at 10:55 AM (PDT)
12
The diagram showss 1st and 2nd gen but we can 100% confirm that all 3 iPod generations are supported.
LH.
Posted by Lee Harris on October 6, 2003 at 10:52 PM (PDT)
13
Check the pics of my setup using the Belkin accessory at the bottom of this thread.
http://www.thegamersforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7082&highlight=ipod
Posted by Chad on October 7, 2003 at 10:42 AM (PDT)