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Drive + Play iPod car system Driving 65 while fiddling with an iPod's Click Wheel and trying to read the tiny type on its readout is a recipe for disaster. Harman Kardon's Drive + Play ($199) takes the hazard out of your musical fun by putting iPod control safely within reach and sight. A backlit text display goes on the dash or windshield so you can see what's playing without taking your eyes off the road. And you mount the lighted joystick-type control knob, which mimics all the functions of the iPod's Click Wheel, between the front seats so you'll always know where it is. You can plug every kind of iPod (except first- and second-gen models and the shuffle) into the small Electronics Center using the player's docking connector. (You can jack in those other iPods - as well as MP3 players - using a minijack, but you won't be able to use the control knob or see the readout info on the Drive + Play's text display.) Once you've placed the Electronics Center anywhere in the car's front compartment, you can either feed its signal through the radio using its wireless FM transmitter or use an optional kit to make a wired connection. The system isn't exactly plug and play, but it beats fumbling for your iPod as you drift over the center line. harmankardon.com

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