Alpine Car Receivers

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Alpine has introduced three car receivers at…the CES, of course. The three receivers, namely the iXA-W404, iDA-X305, and CDE-102 all have their own feature sets with the iXA-W404 being the leader of the pack featuring a 4.3-inch QVGA touch screen digital media receiver and mimicking the iPod coverflow. All three models qualify for the “Works With iPhone” and “Made For iPod” tags.

The iXA-W404 has a USB input dedicated for iPod/iPhone connection. The iXA-W404 offers the advantage of being able to control and charge all models of dockable iPods and iPhones. You can play iPod/iPhone video files on the iXA-W404. It features a double-DIN form factor. Navigation is made easy via the touch screen and the in-dash knob. Bluetooth connectivity allows hands-free conversations from your mobile phones. The device also offers connectivity to HD Radio™ with iTunes® Tagging and multicasting, satellite radio, navigation, etc.

The Alpine iDA-X305 Digital Media Receiver, uses Alpine’s proprietary Ai-NET platform.The iDA-X305 features a 2.2-inch color TFT screen which lets you see information on the artist, album, and song. iPod/iPhone search functions cover search by playlist, artist, album, song, genre, podcasts, audiobooks and composer.

The CDE-102 has a USB port and aux-in on the front panel. It fulfills the requirements of those looking to play music stored on external storage devices.