The new HMS Daring (iPod-ready)

Tired of fuzzy radio? Want to take your iPod with you instead? Acura, Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Dodge, Ferrari, Honda, Mercedes, Suzuki, Volkswagen and even Volvo will be happy to offer complete stereo integration for you (as well as numerous other car stereo makers and adapter suppliers with more or less functional and elegant add-on solutions) to bring your tunes for the trip.

Now, there is another vehicle manufacturer joining the team: Glasgow's Clydeside shipbuilding yards.

The first model of their newest series, the Type 45 Destroyer, was just finished and costs just about £605 million. The buyer of this 150 m, 7350 ton, 14 deck leviathan, the British Defence Secretary said that "the launch was a proud day for the Royal Navy. It’s a huge boost for the Royal Navy because this is the most capable, most powerful destroyer ever built in the UK".

HMS Daring's 230-strong crew should be happy too, since the 'Hotel Facilities', as the new living quarters are known, are not organized as mess decks any more, but are now broken up into individual cabins, each with their own iPod docks, CD player, internet access, five channel recreational audio and larger berths.

Just one question: what do you need the CD player for...?