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The Apple iPod has done its bit to shape society over the past ten years, Not only is it a desirable gift or accessory. Its changed the way we listen to and purchase music. The most noticeable improvement the iPod / iPhone deliverers over its predecessors, is the ease and simplicity of use and instant satisfaction it delivers.

Music and applications can be downloaded instantly, negating the need to travel to a store to purchase CD singles or albums. Which except for a few people, was seen as a hindrance. No longer do we need to carry stacks of disc’s and filter through them to find an album for what ever mood were in. Put simply the iPod has revolutionised the music industry and carried it into the future, making music more accessible in our daily routines.

Many other companies have joined the music revolution in a bid to further improve the way we control and listen to our favourite albums. It has become big business, with more and more companies offering improved quality and functions for home audio and visual systems as well as car and mobile audio. One of the market leaders in the car audio field, Dension, have been developing new systems which allow full control of the iPod through the stereo and entertainment system in the vehicle.

For many the iPod symbolises mobile music, and more recently mobile entertainment with the release of the iPod touch and iPhone, and the continuing developments Apple are making in the Video and TV area. Dension have adopted this ethos of entertainment on the move and produced iPod car kits that surpass any other kit on the market in terms of quality and integration.

iPod integration is key for quality and ease of use of the kits, if they don’t match Apples exacting standards for the iPod there is no point in developing them. With this in mind Dension set about improving previous versions of iPod kits they already produced. (Which they were already market leaders) and come up with a kit that ensures great quality audio and simple easy controls. The Gateway Lite was born.

The Gateway Lite is the next step up from the Gateway 100 / Gateway 300 ipod car adapters, The lite offers a much improved navigation system which was not available on the 100 / 300 unless text compatibility was available on your vehicle. By making the system easier the Gateway Lite is much more effective when making a track selection, reducing the browsing time and frustration this may have caused.

Combined with USB input the Gateway lite makes your favourite music truly mobile, allowing you to carry you entire music collection in your vehicle, you no longer need the poor quality and probably illegal FM transmitters. Simply choose the Gateway Lite.

Dension are market leaders in iPod car kit integration. Their iPod car adapters provide better quality audio and track navigation and selection over any other kit on the market. Drive, Control, Charge and Play your iPod with Dension.

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Not all fans of the only artist with 7 successive multi-platinum albums, have held her close to their hearts after her seven years hiatus from the music industry.

Funny how one can rapidly browse through social networks and gauge raw reactions to assorted events.

Here’s what 301 NPR fans on Facebook had to say of a September 1st post about Whitney Houston being back with a new CD – let’s not forget the 542 (or 67% of this none statically significant 843 sample) hurried other NPR fans elected to be silent followers by quickly clicking the ‘I like it’ button :

The majority of 301 vocal NPR fans who posted a comment on Facebook were negative both about the event and the fact that NPR would even talk aboutit. Reactions to the announce of her new CD ranged between good lucks and welcome backs, unexcited’who cares’ or ‘Whitney who?’ to downright hatefulness.

Many comments justified their negativity as tied to drugs abuse. Many were surprised that NPR would label them as’rumors’. The less than flattering 80′s hairdo on the picture picked by NPR surely failed to help and attracted even more negative comments.

Many had not heard yet her new CD and despite pleas from some to wait before judging, called her voice ‘raspy, crackly, destroyed by drugs’ and supporting their comments, arguing she had’wasted, butchered it’ or hoping she would’use it more wisely’ for the fence-sitters. While her still fans, called her voice as’luminous, great, incredible’ and her talent as definite.

Many did offer wishes of good luck with her new CD, with her now resolved ‘rumored’ drug addiction, for her to’stay strong’ and keep away from’Bobbayyyy…’.

Not countering, and beyond the company music muscle, thanks to plenty of reminiscing romantics, her album ranks as of this writing two on the billboard charts.

At the end of the day, at 46 and with over 170 million combined album, singles and videos sold worldwide behind her, she does still look like a’Million dollar Bill’ appears to have’Nothin’ but love’ for her fans but don’t hold your breath for her to’Call You Tonight’ though. Her new CD, “Look To You” may not be her best ever but she does manage to convey some sort of’Like I never left’ feeling. For anyone who welcomes her comeback and knows roughly where she has been will actually relate to her asserting ‘I didn’t know my strength’ and may agree that the one, Rolling Stone magazine once called’a national treasure is ‘Worth it’.

‘Salute’ to you Whitney! And good luck. Thank you for the memories revival.

Rickey is tech obsessed and writes about technology, social trends and good healthy food

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