Archive for the ‘ipod’ Category

Make Your Own MP3 Player

Monday, June 16th, 2008

Sam and I spent a delightful few hours building the Daisy MP3 player kit on Sunday. Sam did most of the work, the only thing I really did was deal with the surface mount chip, which was easier than I feared it would be. The whole thing worked first time. ...

Mercedes CLK320 / AVIC D3 install

Monday, September 24th, 2007

Earlier in the year I installed a Dension IceLink in my SL55, and thereby came to experience the joys of integrated ipod playback while driving. The IceLink is imperfect because the integration with the COMAND head unit is limited. My CLK320 is a 1998 edition, and consequently has a pretty ...

Mercedes SL / Dension IceLink install

Friday, June 8th, 2007

The Dension IceLink 500 is an interface between factory head units and an ipod, along with other sources. It enables playing of the ipod in the car, with the high quality sound, and some control of the ipod itself from the head unit. In essence it does this by emulating ...