Volkswagen thinks they know what cars from 2028 will looks like (which is probably fair, since they can basically make the whole thing one big self-fulfilling prophecy). Still, it's exciting to see the designs. The one pictured here is Ego. It's a sporty two-seater without a front window (no, not because people in the future can see with their minds, but because it will be loaded with all sorts of cameras and sensors that are better than a window).

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Some noticed that the VW Space Up! blue concept car at the LA Auto Show has a car computer that looks like an Apple coverflow UI. Could this result of Apple and VW launching a UI together per earlier talks? My eyes are screaming yes, but my brain tells me that an Apple alliance is the kind of thing VW and Apple would want trumpeted. Maybe at production time for vehicles with this system, come spring, or Maybe at Macworld in January.

Either way, it almost makes me consider a VW, and I'm hoping cousins at Audi get the hint soon and do something as slick as this in their non-touchscreen MMI system. The system has a 7-inch touchscreen is proximity sensitive, too, so it works on gestures in front of the console. Autoblog recalls that all VWs in 2009 model year are getting touchscreens. I like all this speculation, frankly, and would be pretty pleased to see solid Cupertino UIs on the road. [Autoblog Carspace via Engadget]

Now this doesn't make a whole lotta sense. What do you get when you take LG's Prada-ish design and combine it with VW? Apparently an LG/VW MP3 player. There aren't very many details here, but all we know is that there's a 2.4-inch (possibly touch) screen, 2 to 4GB of storage, and comes in red, yellow, and blue.

We're not waiting eagerly for more information, but we'll let you know when we get some. It would be nice if this was a phone instead of just an MP3 player. – Jason Chen

VW Beetle MP3 player: questionable brand partnership, nice looking player [Shiny Shiny]