iPad Mini Sells Out In Two Hours. And It's ALREADY Made It Into The Dash Of A Car. First Video And Info.

Just hours after the iPad mini went on sale, car audio specialists are already installing it in the dashboards of cars. This example, first noticed by 9to5Mac, was installed in a 2012 Toyota Corolla by Soundwaves of Tampa.

The install uses the iPad mini to play Pandora and iHeartRadio through a previously installed audio system. However, because the iPad mini with LTE isn't yet available, the car most likely has a MiFi hotspot installed inside somewhere for a mobile data connection.
The Spies ask is this the beginning of the end of systems like this from auto manufacturers?

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robertjackson100ct - 11/5/2012 8:17:06 AM

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The Mini iPad isn't the only new tablet released this week - the Novo 7 Flame 32GB also just launched which offers a pretty impressive 7 Inch Android tablet priced at $189 at a site called TabletSprint - The Novo 7 Flame has a 1280x800 High Resolution screen, 2nd Gen Dual Core CPU, 32GB Memory, MicroSD portable storage, an HDMI connection to your TV with full 1080p (HD) that's great for movie downloads, a 5 megapixel Rear Camera with AF & Flash and a 2 MP webcam; Plus great connection - Bluetooth, WiFi, Ethernet, and an option for 3G. The tablet is made by Ainol Electronics, which received a "Best Tablet of the Year" award at CNET Consumer Electronics Show 2012 - Two other models are also being released and both are 10-inch tablets with high resolution screens; one offers most features as above, with a Dual Core CPU, GPS and a 1280x800 display for $220; and a similar model that features a powerful Quad Core with a 1920x1200 Liquid Crystal display (like Apple's Retina screen) for around $270. All offer pretty nice specs and price and one of the first online sites to offer this new line is TabletSprint - which also features a few models with built-in 3G--

carsarefun - 11/5/2012 8:26:05 AM

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Will the iPad Mini do "Turn by Turn" directions in this car installation?

I think the Nexus 7 tablet will do that using Google Maps.

CARS ARE FUN

t_bone - 11/5/2012 9:47:39 PM

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This one won't because the LTE versions don't come out for a couple more weeks.

I could actually see getting the Nexus 7 just for the car since it is cheap and doesn't have to do much - then the iPad Mini for regular personal use. Either way this is very cool stuff!