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Streaming to iPhone – Who Cares?

Categories: Electric car system

On November 5th, WFMU claims to have rocked the world by streaming their radio station to the iPhone. All I have to say is “Who Cares?”

No offense to WFMU (a great independent station), but streaming to the iPhone is a non-event for a few reasons. First, the iPhone is $ 400, meaning that it is only available to the top tier of early adopters – in no way it is a mass medium for Internet radio. Second, it is only GPRS enabled, meaning that you can at best reliably deliver a 24Kbps stream to it. Third, it is a closed platform which has native streaming disabled. Sure, there are cracks and custom software, but Apple keeps breaking the cracks with updates, meaning that only the most dedicated otakus will have the desire to keep re-cracking and re-loading.

Don’t get me wrong, I am a big fan of Apple. It’s just that for some reason they don’t get streaming. As one of my fellow travellers pointed out, why can’t we connect iTouch to an Airport Express? Why can’t I click on a song name in the iTunes radio player and purchase the song from the iTunes store (something that was obvious to a company called Sonicbox in 1999!)? And why did they disable streaming on the iPhone and iTouch?

Once the iTouch and iPhone platforms open up in February, then there will be a reason to install streaming software on an iPhone or iTouch. However, even then, because of the bandwidth limit in the iPhone, it will only be useful for in-home or in-coffee-store use. Definitely useless in the car.

Elimination of Boredom by Car Stereo

Categories: Car Audio

It is really slightly difficult to decide which kind of parts should be added and which should not. A proper selection can give a perfect audio system to your automobile. There are many workshops and stores which provide the services to install the suitable car stereo. They also display different options and you just have to know the details of different things and also get some idea from the technicians that which parts related to car stereo would be best for your car.

One of the most important initial steps is that you have to make your budget plan before its purchase, that is, to which extent you can spend the money for having the quality sound. It is generally stated that the more you spend, the more luxurious audio system you can get.

And also you need to know the condition of the car. If your car is of very old model, then don’t try to spend huge amount of money for installing the high quality car stereo because you are just going to waste your money in near future or if you have any plan to change the car within a couple of years, then in this case also you must avoid spending money. But if you have a comparatively latest brand of car and you have a plan to keep it for longer period of time, then you can think to make it more luxurious through the installation of this modern device.

A Little bit of info about Dension & iPod car kits

Categories: Car Audio

When you first read the title of this blog, I know what you are thinking. You are probably thinking that I will supply you with a big catelogue with what the new upcoming Dension iPod car kits are, aren’t you? See, I knew it but I WON’T. You can hopefully check the catalogue in the main company site of Dension. So, what is the purpose of listing them down all here? It’s no use at all.

Rather in this post, I will just tell you a bit about what the latest community developments in Dension. By the way, did you know that Dension was founded by the Lukasz brothers? Yes, it was in the year of 2001 in Budapest. The sole motive of Dension Audio Systems Ltd at that time was to provide an easy-to-operate, nearly visible car audio interface by which you could integrate your MP3 player with your car radio. It was all about HDD, whether removable or stand-alone, for car tuning or such, and I daresay, they were gaining over the market slowly and steadily. But I don’t not many people knew of Dension at those initial times. They had a small limited market and they were marketing through their handful number of dealers and distributors in the most profitable centres of the world.

But it took a sudden turn for the better. In the year 2003, the world saw the launch of iPod Touch. And it sent a wave of iPod craze all over the world. And Dension Audio Systems worked on developing one of its kind iPod car audio interfaces, an iPod car kit that people would not only love to use but would recommend to others as well. The breakthrough came with its unique series of Dension ice>Link Plus iPod car kits. To be honest, I worked with a part of a dealership during that time, and I was in the customer service department of the Dension dealer company. So, you can pretty much understand that I had to deal with customers who were the first hand users of Dension iPod car kits, and they were overwhelmed at the superior quality of the products, a complete value for their money. In the meantime, Dension brought out iPod car kits for almost all kinds of car brands out there, starting from Kia to BMW. You name it and you have it with Dension. In fact, most of the customers rendered very positive feedback about the product (and also about the way I support them as an executive…lol).

But you see, with the advancement of technology, Dension had to make some vital changes to its framework as well. At the moment, it is focusing more on Bluetooth and video integration. Have you got the iPhone or a DVD, Dension will help you integrate it with your car radio. Dension says that they like a challenge. Dension wants you to let your imagination run wild and whatever your wish, Dension will fulfill it. Dension wants to let the music be with you always, wherever you go. And no doubt it is proving itself every way.

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