Comments on: Pods Unite… The MINI Edition http://www.motoringfile.com/2003/07/23/PodsUniteTheMINIEdition/ MINI Cooper news, reviews and opinion. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:09:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Scott http://www.motoringfile.com/2003/07/23/PodsUniteTheMINIEdition/comment-page-1/#comment-1755 Scott Wed, 03 Sep 2003 18:21:26 +0000 http://matthewgifford.com/2003/07/23/#comment-1755 <p>Just called Belkin... Apple has told Belkin not to sell the TunDock. Apple has an exlusive on it. Belkin told me they have them, but cannot legally sell me one, per Apple's orders. The contract runs out at the end of Sept., so they can begin selling them then.</p> <p>Scott.</p> Just called Belkin… Apple has told Belkin not to sell the TunDock. Apple has an exlusive on it. Belkin told me they have them, but cannot legally sell me one, per Apple's orders. The contract runs out at the end of Sept., so they can begin selling them then.

Scott.

]]> By: jeff http://www.motoringfile.com/2003/07/23/PodsUniteTheMINIEdition/comment-page-1/#comment-1754 jeff Mon, 25 Aug 2003 01:00:28 +0000 http://matthewgifford.com/2003/07/23/#comment-1754 <p>I agree with your point but twenty years? Exaggerate much Jeremy?</p> I agree with your point but twenty years? Exaggerate much Jeremy?

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.motoringfile.com/2003/07/23/PodsUniteTheMINIEdition/comment-page-1/#comment-1753 Jeremy Sun, 03 Aug 2003 01:56:05 +0000 http://matthewgifford.com/2003/07/23/#comment-1753 <p>Jeez. I wouldn't exactly call a cheap 1980's cassette adapter "total integration". That's truly shameful. </p> <p>As horrifying as it is to think that cars are still being sold with cassette radios a full 20 years after cassettes were wiped from the planet, it's even more absurd that VW throws in a friggin' $3 cassette adapter and touts it as some sort of amazing synergy. What's next? A "fully integrated" mountain bike?</p> Jeez. I wouldn't exactly call a cheap 1980's cassette adapter “total integration”. That's truly shameful.

As horrifying as it is to think that cars are still being sold with cassette radios a full 20 years after cassettes were wiped from the planet, it's even more absurd that VW throws in a friggin' $3 cassette adapter and touts it as some sort of amazing synergy. What's next? A “fully integrated” mountain bike?

]]> By: mike http://www.motoringfile.com/2003/07/23/PodsUniteTheMINIEdition/comment-page-1/#comment-1748 mike Tue, 29 Jul 2003 19:02:47 +0000 http://matthewgifford.com/2003/07/23/#comment-1748 <p>Its not on the belkin site anymore, I bookmarked it and it comes up as a bad page.. if you do a search it isnt anywhere on the site.</p> Its not on the belkin site anymore, I bookmarked it and it comes up as a bad page.. if you do a search it isnt anywhere on the site.

]]> By: James http://www.motoringfile.com/2003/07/23/PodsUniteTheMINIEdition/comment-page-1/#comment-1752 James Fri, 25 Jul 2003 03:15:08 +0000 http://matthewgifford.com/2003/07/23/#comment-1752 <p>This holder looks pretty nice, the MINIs front cup holders (with rubber bits) make for half decent iPod holders anyhow, and the 3G pods are very easy to operate while driving (well, forward, back pause etc not playing Breakout ;) but I'll probably pick one of these holders up next time Im at an Apple store, cheers for the info</p> This holder looks pretty nice, the MINIs front cup holders (with rubber bits) make for half decent iPod holders anyhow, and the 3G pods are very easy to operate while driving (well, forward, back pause etc not playing Breakout ;) but I'll probably pick one of these holders up next time Im at an Apple store, cheers for the info

]]> By: Gabe http://www.motoringfile.com/2003/07/23/PodsUniteTheMINIEdition/comment-page-1/#comment-1751 Gabe Thu, 24 Jul 2003 17:40:17 +0000 http://matthewgifford.com/2003/07/23/#comment-1751 <p>Nothing more than plugging it into the AUX port really. The big improvement is this new hardware from belkin makes the task of mounting the iPod much easier.</p> <p>Of course you can listen to any mp3 player through the AUX port but the iPod is the most popular (and by far the best IMHO) hard drive based player out there so thats the one you hear mentioned more often than not.</p> <p>So you can't see your contacts or your to do list but that's not too far away with bluetooth cell phones and PDAs.</p> Nothing more than plugging it into the AUX port really. The big improvement is this new hardware from belkin makes the task of mounting the iPod much easier.

Of course you can listen to any mp3 player through the AUX port but the iPod is the most popular (and by far the best IMHO) hard drive based player out there so thats the one you hear mentioned more often than not.

So you can't see your contacts or your to do list but that's not too far away with bluetooth cell phones and PDAs.

]]> By: Frank http://www.motoringfile.com/2003/07/23/PodsUniteTheMINIEdition/comment-page-1/#comment-1750 Frank Thu, 24 Jul 2003 17:28:40 +0000 http://matthewgifford.com/2003/07/23/#comment-1750 <p>Pardon my ignorance, but what exactly can you do when you integrate Apple's I-Pod into the MINI?</p> <p>(I am a Palm Tungsten C owner)</p> Pardon my ignorance, but what exactly can you do when you integrate Apple's I-Pod into the MINI?

(I am a Palm Tungsten C owner)

]]> By: Gabe http://www.motoringfile.com/2003/07/23/PodsUniteTheMINIEdition/comment-page-1/#comment-1749 Gabe Thu, 24 Jul 2003 04:21:19 +0000 http://matthewgifford.com/2003/07/23/#comment-1749 <p>BTW - thanks Otto for the link!</p> BTW – thanks Otto for the link!

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