Found on the Macintouch web site.
Craig Hunter had tried various ways to connect his iPod to his car stereos over the years (including soldering hacked aux. inputs directly to the radio circuit board on his Subaru).
He thought that $200 for the Dension ice>Link was a bargain when it came time to set up his Honda S2000, despite reading that early versions of the iceLink had some problems (and that is true of almost all of the dock-connector-interface car products he researched).
The iceLink unit is pretty much a very basic computer with its own CPU, and it needs to be installed in a cool-ish location as there are several cases where iceLinks have failed due to heat.
In his Honda, he was able to plug the iceLink into the CD changer jack on the back of the radio (with the standard included "short" cable for Hondas) and stash the iceLink inside a side panel of the center console where it is away from heat sources like the radio, electronics, heating ducts, etc. He mounted the iceLink's cradle to the side of the center console.
When you run the iceLink in a pseudo-iPod-mode, you can use the iPod's excellent user interface (is there any better?) to navigate through artists, albums, playlists, etc... and you can still use the basic controls on your car stereo (and steering wheel controls if you have them) to skip forward/back among songs while playing.
This is his preferred mode of operation. He found that using radio controls to navigate iPod menus is just too cumbersome, but they function fine for basic forward/back operations.
He says the best and safest way to use an iPod while driving is to rely on playlists. Do your song selection and program arrangements in iTunes while parked in front of the computer, not driving in the car!
He tends to pick a playlist when he gets in the car in the morning, and that carries me through the day (and still use radio/steering wheel controls to skip forward/back through the playlist as needed).
Besides helping keep your attention on the road, this approach means the iPod can be stored anywhere in the car, even out of sight. No need to have it in a convenient place if you let the playlists run the show.
So he says thumbs up for the iceLink.
He notest that you can buy them at Best Buy for most popular makes of cars, which makes purchase real convenient. They would even install it for a small fee in cases where the buyer doesn't want to do it themselves.
