Dual AV's iTunes tagging is one nifty new technology. First introduced with the company's XHD7720, the newly released XHD7714 In-Dash Receiver lets users press a button when they hear an HD Radio song they like. The details are then saved into memory and automatically downloaded from iTunes when the stereo is plugged into a computer. Prospects of this device are tied into enough people being married to their iPod that they would actually buy a car stereo designed to aid procuring more music.

Other MP3 manufacturers may wish to sit up and take notice that Dual and other technology providers are putting millions into R&D to make devices that interact with the iPod. The fact that this device has Bluetooth seems almost secondary. The lesson iPod competitors ought to learn from the very existence of the XHD7714 is simple: Innovate your MP3 player to counteract the iPod tidal wave or move on to another category.
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