turn your smart into a myPod

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Permalink Reply by Forest on April 1, 2010 at 3:37pm

That Cradle is a Bit much, Don't you think?

"What we still needing clarification on is whether that cradle will actually be priced at a ridiculous €240 ($326) and, if so, from which precious materials it has been crafted."

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Permalink Reply by Neil Patel on April 2, 2010 at 6:43am

this is cool and all (i've been thinking since engadget published an article about it way back) but whats the point? I dont know for america, but all the smarts in the UK now come with the pioneer navi units as standard.

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Permalink Reply by clicker on April 3, 2010 at 12:29am

And if they are all apps why bother.My after market headunit already has nav and bluetooth,I downloaded the one app from smart already and still don't use it ,so again why bother?Oh,by the way,there is that system that smart sells that replaces the clock and has an interface dial on e-bay UK,

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Permalink Reply by SATO on April 25, 2010 at 2:03am

well I think the Ipad is too large to be used on the dash, if only it were an inch smaller it would not have been a nightmare to modify the dash to fit it.
Some of you still think of the "radio" as a unique source for info, be it music, gps or maybe blue tooth. well by removing the old radio and putting in what essentially is a multimedia computer touch screen, you can do So much more... if anything you can fine tune what you want on it as running gear and not be confined to what graphics Alpine, Kenwood or some other brand put into that years radio model and its operating system. The option to also remove the pad from your smart pod is appealing to some as well. the fact that you can download code readers, gps apps, performance testing apps, PANDORA... be online, all of it with one computer is very interesting.

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Permalink Reply by clicker on April 25, 2010 at 8:38am

the iPad has already been installed in a smart and it looks alright.In mho it is the wrong size,Sato you are right if it where slightly smaller it would look better.But again why?

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Permalink Reply by Jody on April 28, 2010 at 1:00pm

Seeing this, and being someone who has no love toward Apple products, I have to say is a good idea. Sure, the cradle should be streamlined so it doesn't look so huge, maybe relocated a bit for better placement for the driver (how I sit in my Smart, the right side of the radio is reaching quite a bit). and maybe have options for a remote (I use a SoundGate with the remote so I can control playback without moving my hands too much already, so that level of integration would be a big plus).

The app itself is pretty cool too. All you need, rolled into one single smooth UI. It's "almost" enough to get me into enter the iPeople" fold.. And from me, that is saying a lot.

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Permalink Reply by mr bad example on May 1, 2010 at 8:26am

god, this new device will make smart drivers a bunch of distracted idiots!

i'll stick with my green tennis ball (garmin i2 street pilot) and radio 10! call me a luddite, i don't care!

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