World's first in-car iPod dock hidden in headunit, the FUSION CA-1P500

It's the world's first internal iPod docking station for cars! Yes, we can't quite believe it hasn't been done already, too. FUSION Electronics is the lucky company with the bragging rights, with the CA-1P500 iPod receiver.

As you can see from the images, the face-plate actually hides the iPod, which is reclining in its little dock, charging and playing your music like the happy little camper it is. You could even leave your iPod in your car, as it will be completely hidden to potential burglars.

The OLED menu interface displays all the functions of your iPod, with the rotary knob/joystick acting as the player's scroll-wheel we've all grown to love. Now, the radio purists haven't been left out of the fun, as FUSION has also thought to add an AM/FM radio tuner!

FUSION has also added SRS Wow Sound Shaping, which adds a bit of pixie dust to your MP3s, and simulates surround sound, just like your average upscaling CD player.

Able to fit the iPod Classic, iPod Touch and iPod Nano (but no love for the iPod Shuffle or iPhone), it will be available from September, for only £149.99.

So far, the only problem I see with getting one of these is the fact that nobody anywhere near me even remotely carries this.  Hopefully it'll be available in a major retailer soon.

[via Gizmodo via T3]

HDD Dock Lets You Plug In Hard Drives Like 8-Tracks

I have to admit that this is one of the most obvious idea's that I don't know why it took so long to come out. The SATA HDD Stage Rack allows you to plug in your bare HDD drives like a 8 track tape and view the drive right on your desktop. It works with 2.5 or 3.5 drives, and is Windows and Mac compatible. It's not as sleek as some of the external alternatives out there, but it gives you the option to still use those HDD still laying around.

[Geekstuff4u via Giz]

Ultimate iPod accessory

I love the style of this new offering from Shanling. This is the audiophile's (or yuppie's) dream iPod dock. It includes a tube amplifier and high-end Philips CD transport and Burr-Brown DA converter, all the while lighting up in bright blue. Only problem is it looks like it will run about $1K.

Ouch.

Well, a brotha can dream.

Check it out here at Engadget.

Leopard Desktop improvements heavy on the eye candy

For All the Mac heads that can't get enough of the new OS X coming out. Here are some screen shots of Leopard in action. Apple takes a page from Microsoft's playbook and touts Desktop as the lead feature in the new version of OS X, Leopard - and all told it amounts to a bunch of pretty graphics and some animation.


Move a window towards the Dock and you'll see its reflection.
Check out more after the jump. [Apple]