The future is bright, the future is well….. Dension.

Among the all of the latest product improvements and developments Dension are preparing for forth coming months is a little gem of a product. The Wi-Drive as its going to be called is a device that allows a network connection through your car. The Wi-Drive connects into the USB connection in your car via the gateway 300 or gateway 500, once connected the device turns into a discoverable device when in range of your home or office wireless network.

The connection of the device allows users to wirelessly transfer music, podcasts and any other data from you home/office PC or laptop to a storage device connected in your vehicle. You can now use your car as a mobile server. By connecting a 3G USB Dongle (available on various mobile phone contracts) you car can become a wireless hot spot providing Internet access to any wireless device in the vehicle. Your Passengers can check their Email, Perhaps you kids can surf the net or play on-line games while travelling. The Would is literally at you finger tips.

This new development in technology by dension allows users of the gateway system to connect to their vehicle like they have never been able to do in the past, making everything much simpler and less time consuming. whether it’s just music transfer to a USB device ready for the journey home or transfer of important documents to a colleagues vehicle before they set off, the Wi-drive makes an additional point of contact accessible to everybody.

Although this technology is not on sale at this time Dension are looking for people to test out a Beta version of the device.

Dension have been at the fore-front of OEM integration for some time now. They push the boundries for others to follow. They were among the first to create an integrated iPod kit for your car. The first to link iPod with Bluetooth. The first to create a device that allow retention of your CD Changer when adding an In Car iPod… They are simply the market leaders.

New on the list of products from Dension is the Wi Drive.

The Wi Drive turns your car into a portable discoverable device on your wireless wifi network. You can transfer files from any wi-fi device, including your PC – onto any storage device plugged into your car via USB. You can plug in a USB 3G Dongle to make your car a Wi-Fi hotspot to get you internet wherever you go. And most importantly, you can copy the access data of any internet radio station onto a USB drive and you can access the live radio ANYWHERE you go!

The Wi drive fits into any car with a USB slot or the Dension Gateway 300 or Gateway 500. and turns it into a discoverable wifi device on your home or office network. Passengers can check their email, kids can surf the net; the world is literally at your fingertips.

The device is due soon to iPod Car Kit Direct… Be on the lookout!

Dension have been working hard in the background for many months now, trying to develop a product which works with the CAN BUS system for the Audi/VW Group vehicles. The main reason for this is t try and enable the stereos to be able to display track text/ID3 Tags, something that has been impossible on most Audi/VW stereos since their creation. The stereo’s themselves will not be able to display any track information BUT the clever idea from Dension is that the new CAN BUS products will allow text to display on the vehicles cluster.

We are expecting the new batch of these items to arrive very shortly for testing so we can check compatibility against what Dension recommend. Once this is done they will be available for purchase.

The prices will remain the same as normal Dension Gateway 100 and Gateway 300 products.

This is the next evolution of the iPod Car Kit and will help anybody make an educated choice on the best In Car iPod for their Audi, VW, Seat & Skoda.

Watch this space for more info coming soon…

As you are all aware, sterling is at its lowest value for over 18 years. All Dension products are shipped to the UK from Europe and subsiquently, paid for in Euro’s. The effect of recent currency movements means that a price increase was always inevitable. This price change also coincides with the release of all new Dension products that now have the ability to charge the new iPods with the 5V charging system.

Unfortunately all the Dension prices have been increased with immediate effect.

Please be aware that any stock purchased online or through a local dealer which hasnt been increased to the new retail price by the retailer IS GREY STOCK meaning that it has been imported through the incorrect channels and is not covered under warranty. You can check this by asking the retailer to confirm the serial number of the item for you.

Dension will be rolling out the new stock over the coming weeks which could effect delivery timescales but we will try our hardest to minimise the effect on our customers. The latest breakthrough on the Dension production line the vehicle specific CD Retention kit and the all new AV Extender which  are currently available on pre-order.

Price changes are as follows;

The installation of the Gateway 100 & 300 units are usually trouble free, in fact the most troublesome part of the installation is removing the head-unit. We have listed a few features regarding the installation that will help you when deciding whether or not you should try it yourself. (Please remember that The Gateway 100 & 300 products are car and radio specific and have different pin setting for different units)

Preparation,

Disconnect the head-unit (stereo) from the battery. If you have a security code applied ensure that you have it recorded.

Remove the Head-Unit

Often the radio will have a specific radio Key that will need to be used when removing the Stereo, (available at http://www.ipodcarkitdirect.co.uk/iPod_Car_Accessories/Radio_Keys/). Simply insert the keys into the slots and pull out the head-unit.

Remove the Original Harness

Remove the harness that is attached to the stereo, these harness look different in different car models and manufactures.
Replace the Dension Harness
Attach the Dension Harness to the stereo and then re attach the old harness to Dension harness. The Denson attachment should then be connected to the Dension PCB (black box).

Attach & route the application

When the harness have been connected together, connect the Dension application (Dock Cable or Active cradle) to the PCB and rout into the position that you would like it to be kept, (for dock cables this is usally in the glove box, active cradles are usually attached to the Dashboard)

Insert the head-unit

Insert the head-unit back into the original position and re connect to the battery.
Remember,
The Key code for the radio, updated iPod software & Dension software also resolve 99% of installation problems

For more detailed instruction refer to the Manual when purchased, or visit http://install.dension.com

OK guys, GREAT news for those of you who have a new Apple iPod (Whether it be an iPod Touch, and iPhone, an iPod Classic 80gb or 160gb or the new iPod Nano 3rd Generation)and wanted to integrate it into your Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Toyota, Renault and all other car brands – your options were limited if you were trying to get these working in your car, before now.

As you may or may not be aware, the new Apple iPod’s don’t have the same software/firmware on them as the old iPods. This made it very hard for the team at Dension and Dice Electronics to crack the software and allow integration into vehicles.

Dension (being the iPod car kit manufacturer market leaders that they are), have raced to the finish line with perfection, now making ALL Dension Gateway 100, Dension Gateway 300 and all Dension Gateway 500 products work with all the new iPods. DICE are a little behind but we are sure they will catch up.

Dension even have new inserts/sleeves coming soon that will allow all the new iPod’s to be integrated into your Dension Active Cradle. The best iPod Car Kits just got ALOT better!!!

We would like to inform anybody that are looking to buy Dension Gateway iPod kits from ANY source – whether it be online or offline – to be very careful.

iPodCarKitDirect & Dension have been informed of a number of “Grey stock” items which have been imported illegally or through the wrong channels are worming their way into the UK market.

When buying an iPod kit for your car, please double check that the items you ordering are legitimate otherwise the Dension warranty will be void. If you are aware of anybody selling these kits then please inform ourselves.

There are VERY FEW legitimate online dealers of Dension iPod kits, for a full list visit the following link:

http://www.dension.com/dealers.php

OK, so you are probably thinking “How do i tell if the people selling me the Dension kit are buying them from the correct source?” Well the answer is simple:

When you buy, ask the retailer if they can tell you the serial number on the item, the serial number is always found on a Dension sticker on the bottom of the unit. If they cannot provide this then they don’t have one – meaning that the stock is NOT to be trusted.

If you already have an item purchased from anywhere which doesn’t have a sticker then please contact them to discuss.

Dension have been working very hard behind the scenes to make sure that all you guys with new Apple iPod’s and the new Apple iPhone can have them mounted on your dash in a cradle.

Previously, if you wanted a Dension Gateway kit that would hold your iPod or iPhone, you would have to have gone for the Dension Dock Cable and stored your iPod or iPhone in your glove box – NOT ANY MORE.

Dension have just released sleeves/inserts which will come with the Dension Active Cradle as standard on any order from now on. They will allow all new iPods to fit into the Dension Active Cradle as well as the iPhone.

This is very exciting news for our customers, many of which have been waiting for this for a long time!

If you already have a Dension Active Cradle and DON’T have the sleeve/insert for the new iPods and iPhone then fear not, these will be available soon to be purchased separately.

Due to the high demand for this item and a good platform, Dension have decided to expand the capabilities of the Dension Gateway Bluetooth Adapter. Expected features include phonebook browsing, music streaming from your phone, text capability (on supported cars and phones) and a few other little tricks which we are keeping up our sleeves.

Dension are due to split the original Gateway bluetooth adapter (the BTA1000) into two separate parts:

The Dension BTA1500 Bluetooth Adapter, specifically designed for the Dension Gateway 500 on all platforms (BMW, Audi, Porsche, Saab, Volvo, Mercedes) and will definitely feature phonebook display.

The Dension BTA2000 Bluetooth Adapter, designed for all other Dension Gateway models including the Dension Gateway 100, the Dension Gateway 300 & the long awaited Dension Gateway 200i (for when it finally arrives – most probably near December 2008).

The Dension bluetooth adapter is just another chapter in Densions push to continue to be the worlds number one iPod Car Kit specialists. Dension seems very confident that these new designs will be knocking on iPod Car Kit Directs doors within 2 or 3 months. Prepare yourself for the ULTIMATE integration!

iPod Car Kit Direct recently had a stand over at a big car show. We had plans to try and push the idea that FM modulators are “crap” for lack of a better word.

For a long time now FM modulators have been misconceived and people automatically link them to a transmitter, this is the biggest misconception that you are likely to make when trying to find an iPod kit to connect into your factory fitted radio.

We at iPod Car Kit Direct want to redesign the way people think when they see FM Modulators. The effect we had when we changed peoples minds on the matter was astonishing. Most people were seriously amazed with the quality of audio through the Dension and DICE FM Modulator kits.

An FM Modulator doesn’t send FM signals through any airwaves or to any satellites and back down to the stereo. It connects into the stereo hard wired, sending a digital signal down a wire. The quality is comparable to DAB signals and when the iPod is connected the car aerial is disconnected through an automatic switch in the kit.

We were pleased with the reaction of people at the show and will continue to develop and push FM modulation for people who cant get a fully integrated kit for their iPod or just simply don’t have the budget.