Toyota released iPod integration kit

Toyota has already announced the release of an iPod interface for '08.
It is dealer installed - you just connect your iPod to a cable in your glove box.
All the iPod generations are supported, incl'd iPhone! (except for the 1st-3rd generations which were firewire).
My 'source' tells me the part number is
# PT545-00082

Much cheaper to add the I-TOYOTA-R

See http://www.autotoys.com/x/product.php?productid=9888

and maybe HD Radio and ipod

see http://www.autotoys.com/x/product.php?productid=9880

what is the part number? Some of us are inclined enough to self install.

A good portion of that cost is likely labor. The Honda version is about the same price to install, but the hardware alone is something like $175.

The Honda version is also weak sauce, with no real UI on my lovely navi touch-screen and some really poorly done speech synthesized navigation. I suppose someone thought it would be safe (eyes on the road), but it is also lame.

Why on earth does it cost so much? That's more than buying a new head unit from a third party that lets you plug in thumbdrives or something.

I have an 08 Scion and the iPod integration works swimmingly. Yes I said swimmingly. Also it works with the iPhone but you just have to say no to the "Turn on airplane mode" message.

Yes, Scion is part of Toyota, but I'm saying they've had the integration for years... Toyota is just starting to get it as it says here. And the Scion version absolutely does have full navigation and selectable tracks, playlists, everything. My girlfriend's Miata has none of that with the Mazda "iPod" stereo, so I understand Luca's frustration.

Scion is part of Toyota

I've bought it already in Italy for my Toyota Corolla Verso (sounds strange it was already released it Italy, I know).
It's absolutely not worth the price: you can't select tracks you like. If you have a 40 GB library, you can only skip tracks 'til you find the one you wanna listen to. You can't search by artists, albums or anything else. You could create some playlist to include your favourite tracks (but not too much or it will be impossible to find the playlist you were looking for.)

You didn't mention Scion, which already had a full iPod integration upgrade through the Dock connector -- which for the '08s became the standard. In fact, with the '08s, there's even an upgrade to an even more advanced Pioneer system that works flawlessly. I couldn't be happier, yet no one gives Scion their props for it.