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    Toyota Matrix - mp3 hard drive + head unit = ??

    Hundreds of functions and tens of buttons do not mean good design. Good designers develop scenarios (called "use-case scenarios") that define the types of things that typical users of a product would like to do. "Architypes" are categories of users that would purchase a product. These are the...
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    Toyota Matrix - mp3 hard drive + head unit = ??

    Wow - I'd never heard of Nakamichi (not surprising - they are not sold in my country) ... but very very nice specs on the 7011 and beautiful/easy to use styling. Where can I order and how much do they cost in US currency? Terry
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    Toyota Matrix - mp3 hard drive + head unit = ??

    Ok - so after all of the great responses (sfsf) and after reading opinions on this forum, I think I'm going to just say no to Alpine. Why? Lack of reasonable user interface. My experience in the store playing with the units from Alpine indicate that there is a less-than stellar ability to do...
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    Toyota Matrix - mp3 hard drive + head unit = ??

    A friend got me an OmniFi car unit for Christmas: http://www.omnifimedia.com/about/about.asp http://www.g4techtv.com/freshgear/features/41705/First_Look_Omnifi.html ... essentially, it's an MP3 hard drive that is on your home wireless network when you're parked at home. I have a 03 Matrix...
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