We’re calling it now: Toss away that binder of CDs and take the iPod adapter and whirl it into the next available trashcan. Pandora, the colossus of streaming music sites, is coming to your car in the near future.
According to PC Magazine and SlashGear.com (via Prefix), Pandora’s chief technology officer Tom Conrad told the audience at this week’s San Francisco Music Tech Summit that his company is working toward allowing members to stream music on cell phones and other gadgets. The move toward new venues came because, according to Conrad, already half of the site’s users already experiment with homegrown ways to stream on the go. The organization is working with manufacturers like Ford to develop hands-free devices. The plan could eventually be “bundled with either the price of the car or services associated with the car,” Conrad said.
While there’s no official timeline for the project, Conrad did mention that there could be an announcement at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January 2010.