Kenwood has just announced their four models of 1DIN central unit scheduled to be on the market in the beginning of December in 2009. With these new models, connection with D.A.P such as i-Pod and external media such as USB are enabled.
U353 (Black) and U353 S (Silver) models have MP3/WMA/AAC support and their front panel is equipped with CD/USB receiver. Using the optional external interface cable “KCA-iP101” (retail price: 2,100 yen) for i-Pod/i-phone will allow you to control playback. The playback can also be controlled from the i-phone/i-pod side as well selecting the “hand-control mode”. They come with a price tag of 17,850 yen.
As to the other two models, E252 (Black) and E252 S (Silver), they have MP3/WMA support and have CD receiver coming with a price of 14,175 yen.