Yes! You're thinking along the exact same lines I was! I think hands-down, the Apple iPod is the slickest, best-constructed, and most useful portable MP3 player out there. Problem is, nobody seems to have come to their senses yet and built a car stereo with a slot to insert an iPod and "dock" it for use in the car. Instead, they keep trying to sell those awful add-ons that broadcast over unused FM frequencies (at relatively poor fidelity). I want the iPod to get power from the car when it's plugged in, and don't want it sitting on a seat or on the floor broadcasting to my existing stereo. That's a hack.... not a solution.

I don't know if you noticed yet, but Apple worked some kind of deal with Volkswagon just last week. Next year's VW Beetle is supposed to come with a complimentary Apple iPod and I think they may even be doing something so the car lets yuo dock the iPod in the dash. If so, that' great - but I want a solution that works for any car.