“ice?..what has that got to do with my car?”…This was my reply when my friend introduced me to this concept. It actually stands for In Car Entertainment and there are actually a lot of forums and websites that discuss and specialize in it, and one only has to drive to GP road in chennai to check out the latest in car entertainment. Apparently its not enough that you have a music sytem that plays MP3s, Audio CDs,DVDs, with a built in USB drive and IPod compatibility in your car, it is a must that you have atleast an LCD screen that you can pull out from the ceiling, with a 1000+ watts woofer in your boot and a lot of wiring to support this. My friend who is a gadget freak was firm with his decision to ramp up my car with these accessories, and at his insistence we decided to visit this place and just look around (we ended up doing a lot more than that though). So we visited a lot of these shops to get a quotation for their audio services and I was quite surprised to see so many different car-gadgets that were on display, making me feel really behind the times when it comes to technology.I was quite surprised to know that so many things could be incorporated in a car and I never quite understood why people would want a movie screen in the car, how does one drive and watch the screen at the same time? that was one scary thought! We ultimately settled on one shop and parked the car in his work area (This is where the looking around ended) and the mechanics (or ‘technicians’ whatever the right word is),who openly disapproved of my taste in music, got to work, and an hour later I had a blaring music system in my car and poorer by 10K Rs. My friend was all smiles when he heard the booms and shock waves that traversed the car,on the other hand I got a head ache listening to such loud music in a confined space.
September 25, 2008...11:20 am
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