> The video notes that unlike existing iPod car integration systems that provide basic playback controls, the iOS iPod Out feature exposes more advanced features such as Genius Mixes and presents a familiar Apple interface, “which is one of the main advantages of the system,” the company notes.
via [appleinsider.com](http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/13/bmw_to_support_apples_new_ipod_out_feature_of_ios_4.html)
I remember when iOS4 was announced saying “What the heck is ‘iPod Out?'” Well, I guess this is it. Pretty cool. Something I’ve been wanting since the original iPod. (Took them long enough).
The big issue, though, is that it only works with iOS devices, meaning the iPod Touch or iPhone. I have no interest in making my phone my car music player. There are just too many inconvenience factors there, putting your phone in the glove box every time you go for a ride. Even with a good bluetooth integration system in the car, there are always times when serving those dual purposes is a bad idea. And the iPod Touch and iPhone still don’t have nearly enough capacity to carry my music library with me in the car, anyway. I still rely on my 120 GB iPod Classic for that reason.
So until we see a 128 GB iPod Touch, and unless these ‘iPod Out’ systems take off with more car manufacturers, I can’t get too excited about this yet.
