In-car touch-screen iPod monitor

Clarion of America has publicised plans to manufacture the iPod industry's first in-dash monitor/DVD combination

Clarion, the inventors of Japan's first car radio over fifty years ago, is targeting February next year as a potential launch date for the proposed VRX755VD.

The device will feature a touch-screen, seven-inch monitor, a clock and various sound enhancements. Playlists and song and artist information will be listed on the screen.

"iPod has revolutionized the way you listen to music by allowing you to take your entire music collection with you anywhere," Stan Ng, Apple's director of iPod product marketing, told MacWorld UK.

"The car is one of the favourite places to listen to music and Clarion's innovative solutions allow music lovers another option for easily listening to iPod in their car," added the director.

The VRX755VD has been awarded with placement on the CES Innovations 2005 Awards Honourees list.