Let me first briefly present myself.  My name is Ivan Rapin-Smith. I currently live in Brussels, the capital of Belgium in Europe. I have always been a big fan (some call me nerd) of music, consumer electronics and gadgets.

This blog is a hobby for me.

As a profession I am a management consultant and run a small practice called Belvido.

I also have a blog for solo service professionals (consultants, trainers, coaches) called MySoloBusiness.com.

Why this blog?

I was recently looking to purchase a new (second hand) car. One of the criteria I found important when looking for the right vehicle was the possibility to hook up my 5G 80GB iPod video  to the car audio system and to safely make phone calls with my iPhone 3G. As a true geek, these criteria were on the top of my list. What's the point of having a car if I can't properly listen to my playlists and safely make phone calls?  I therefore started looking at which car manufacturers provided the best factory-fitted iPod car integration and what the after-market options were. I soon realized I couldn't find all the information in one place. I had to dig through different sites and blogs to come to the right answers.

That's why I started this site to help inform people about the different possibilities and help them purchase the right solution.

Open to feedback

I'd love to hear from my readers. Which products would you like reviewed, which articles would you like to find, did your find a mistake on one of my posts? Please  drop me a line at info@carandipod.com or drop a comment in one of the posts. I can't promise I will answer you immediately but I'll always do my best to answer within 24 hours.

Enjoy!

Ivan