Back in high school, anyone seen without an aftermarket deck (read: CD-player) in their crappy used car was obviously a chump. The deck alone didn’t make you cool, but it went a long way. It helped if you could add an amp and a couple of subs, with extra cool points if your deck had cool graphics, motorized flip out displays, color screens, XM, or if the CD-player (remember those?) could accept MP3 CDs, DVDs, VCDs or WMA CDs — I started laughing while typing the last two.

Back in high school, anyone seen without an aftermarket deck (read: CD-player) in their crappy used car was obviously a chump. The deck alone didn’t make you cool, but it went a long way. It helped if you could add an amp and a couple of subs, with extra cool points if your deck had cool graphics, motorized flip out displays, color screens, XM, or if the CD-player (remember those?) could accept MP3 CDs, DVDs, VCDs or WMA CDs — I started laughing while typing the last two.

The brave new world of smartphone apps is budding everywhere, and that includes the automotive industry, now that car manufacturers are looking for new ways to engage with both owners and brand fans. Following is an overall list of current smartphone applications (the vast majority of which are designed for the iPhone platform) developed by automakers.