Better late than never iPOD in Ford and GM

The automobile took another step
closer to becoming a full-blown entertainment center with deals
announced Thursday between Apple Computer and the top two U.S.
carmakers.

General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. will integrate Apple's popular
iPod into new models, further strengthening Apple's dominant position
in the portable music player business.

An iPod that meshes into
a car's audio system is another example of how traditional
communications boundaries are increasingly being erased.

DVD
players are popping up in cars, entertaining bored kids. Satellite
radio is bringing cable TV-like music channel selection to motorists.
In-dashboard navigation systems are offering computerized maps.

GM, Ford plug into popularity of iPod | Chicago Tribune