As I posted here back in January, user-customized audio stations like Pandora, et al. are being added to automobile sound systems. Here is more on it from John R. Quain, who writes,
… But using … a service [like Pandora, Slacker and Last.fm] on a phone in the car usually meant looking away from the road to switch channels or skip a song on the phone — a major distraction. So companies are marrying these services to existing in-car controls, essentially making it no different than switching between 1010 WINS and Q104.3. ¶ Alpine, a car stereo maker, for example, offers the $400 Alpine iDA-X305S Digital Media Receiver with Pandora Link. Using a special iPhone-compatible cable, the in-dash receiver lets listeners skip through their customized stations and even give songs a thumbs up or thumbs down by pushing in and turning the receiver’s front dial. …
Link: New York Times. Thanks to Lyle Logan for the tip. --Dennis
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