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It’s been on the bazaar just a few days, and already humans are award abrupt uses for the Apple iPad. Among them – it could yield the abode of some big-ticket options the next time you buy a car.

Kicking Tires asks, “Could the iPad beggarly the end of rear ball systems?” The little accessory plays DVDs as able-bodied as a lot of in-car DVD players, and does so for a abundant lower price. “Ford accuse $1,995 for a dual-headrest-mounted DVD arrangement in its Flex crossover. The Acura MDX (in our photos) is $1,900 for its individual awning system,” they note. But “At $500 for a basal model, giving two kids their own iPads would amount beneath than what the automakers allegation for a rear ball system.”

With a little home engineering, it can accomplish an in-dash GPS assemblage as well. The Detroit Free Press reports, “Technicians for SoundMan Car Audio in Santa Clarita, Calif., installed the accessory into the dashboard of a Toyota. You can see how they did it in a YouTube video that can be beheld at its Web website at www.soundmancaraudio.com.” With in-car wifi acceptable added common, it’s simple to brainstorm the iPad (or a agnate device, back competitors are absolutely coming) demography the abode of in-car aeronautics systems as able-bodied – abnormally back aeronautics systems awash as options on new cars commonly amount four figures.

Finally, Autoblog notes, Ford owners ability acquire new uses for Apple’s web book thing. “Pairing an iPad through SYNC with Bluetooth audio, you can get your Pandora on abaft the wheel. You can’t do articulation commands yet, but that’s coming,” they explain.

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