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i-hope-it-doesnt-look-like-this.jpgComputer maker Apple Inc. and German automaker Volkswagen are discussing the possibility of building an “iCar” that would feature products by the producer of the ubiquitous iPod personal music player.
Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs and Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn met several days ago in California and plan to meet for further discussions, said Hans-Gerd Bode, a spokesman for VW.

There are “scores of ideas” but few concrete plans at this point, Bode said. Apple could not be reached for comment.

Market experts say a compact car upgraded with Apple products would be of substantial interest to young target groups, according to German financial magazine Capital.

Apple already works with VW and others to offer an integrated in-car hookup for iPods.

Electronics are increasingly a selling point. Ford Motor Co., for instance, will debut this fall an in-car communication and entertainment system developed with Microsoft Corp. for $395 as an option.

The system, called Sync, allows drivers, using voice recognition or steering wheel controls, to listen to digital music players and have text messages on cellphones read aloud.

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2007
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  1. Shawn (with a "W") Bashor Aug, 30 2007 3:02 pm

    Have I ever told you how much of a Microsoft Windows fan I am?

  2. Chaotic Hammer Aug, 30 2007 5:08 pm

    A vehicle which will no doubt be spewing an abundance of Smug Emissions from the exhaust.

  3. Beth Aug, 30 2007 5:54 pm

    How much money are Apple and VW contributing to the orphans and widows? I’m not trying to be smug or anything. I’m a gadget guru to be sure, but it just seems like we (I mean ME) should be doing more.

    Beth

  4. brodyharper Aug, 30 2007 9:45 pm

    I’m not sure what Apple and Volkswagen are contributing to the orphans and widows, but luckily it’s not their responsibility. I sort of recall Jesus giving that responsibility to the church and those that claim to follow Him, not American (or German) corporations.

  5. Beth Aug, 30 2007 10:21 pm

    You are absolutely correct. I was just pondering what the possibilities could be if the church spent the same amount of it’s resources doing what Jesus commanded it to do.

    Beth

  6. Chad Jarnagin Aug, 31 2007 1:06 pm

    I just pre-ordered mine.

    Will ship 2010.

    C

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