A new reason to break into parked BMW's



I promised to send these URLs to Vanessa; might as well share with the class.

Gizmodo reports that Apple and BMW now offer an integrated iPod adapter for some 2002 or later BMW models. You connect your iPod to a cable in the glovebox, and control it through the factory stereo system. Apple page here; egregiously hip Flash animation with compatibility chart at iPodYourBMW.com. I like the shiny white Appletude as much as the next iPod owner, but the use of "iPod" as a transitive verb annoys me.

Gizmodo also has a terrific article comparing the current Sprint cellphones, written by an in-store Sprint rep. I find cellphone nomenclature and feature sets even more confusing than digital cameras, and I've given up trying to stay current, so this was a very handy overview even though I don't use Sprint. The reviewer particularly likes the Sanyo PM-8200 ($280); of the PDA/phones, he or she likes the Samsung I-500 and Treo 600 (both $600 -- ouch). The reviewer is also a Kansas City Royals fan (28-42), and therefore deserves solidarity from Pirates fans (27-43).