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Finally, a real reason to detach that detachable faceplate.
This car radio faceplate unclips and folds to become a tiny cell phone. When clipped in, it also powers the car's hands-free phone.
Many car audio systems now feature detachable faceplates as a security feature.
Also, many places
are about to mandate hands-free cell-phones for cars.
As if we needed any more distractions on the road... But anyway...
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With cellphones getting MP3 player capability, there's another reason to do this: a faceplate phone with MP3 would be far better than one of those horrible adapters to plug your MP3 player into your car tape deck. |
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With LCD readout and nav buttons, I don't see why this isn't bakeable. Where's that patent office when you need it? |
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this is looking more and more like a great idea (+). |
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It's not really another distraction - it would be easy to set the system up so that it works like a hands-free kit when a call is received - the music would cut, and the incoming caller would be played through the stereo speakers. |
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Most stereo faceplates look like phones now anyway, they have buttons and screens - they're about the right size too. |
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You could also have more than one faceplate coded to a stereo (done by dealers on production of proof of ownership only) so that you don't lose the phone if your wife borrows the car... |
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Hmm. I've not ever read this idea before. 'Tis a good one, too. + |
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This is entirely bakeable in the
form of an in-dash PDA/phone
dock, appropriate software and
cabling, and a completely
concealed (MP3HD based?) stereo. |
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I was looking through an auto parts cataloug a few days ago, and I saw a stereo with a detatchable mp3 player as the faceplate. |
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I thought that was pretty nifty. |
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