Volkswagen to Offer Radio-controlled Universal USB Connector

[James Fee]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.germancarblog.com/2005/09/vw-get-connected.html' target='_blank'>http://www.germancarblog.com/2005/09/vw-get-connected.html</a><br /><br /></div><i>"The opening of the International Motor Show in Frankfurt is just a few days away. Volkswagen will bring endless driving fun with the world premiere of the Eos coupé/cabriolet, the new R32, which is the most powerful production Golf ever, and other models. These new cars have a universal USB connection onboard: This interface allows you to control storage media like sticks and players, which can hold several thousand music tracks, with the car radio."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/vw_usb_mp3.jpg" /><br /><br />This is addition to the iPod control that VW has previously talked about. WMA users are still left out in the cold, but between iPod support and generic MP3 support, VW has pretty much everyone covered.

[Mike Temporale]

I like the approach they are taking. This way you don't have a different MP3 player for the home, personal, and car. You can use your personal device everywhere. Which also makes it handy when there are multiple people driving the car. Each one just plugs in their own device. Nice job VW. 8)