The Gateway Lite is the latest in a long line of Dension iPod AdaptersWith each predecessor showing an increase in usability and functionalityDension Gateway Lites predecessor the Gateway 100 was the most successful iPod kit in historyOffering a more advance track browsing system than any other kit on the marketHowever the complex nature of the 100 was ultimately its own downfall.

The 100 iPod kit offered track selection from the steering wheel controls / Stereo or the iPod, in which either artist, album or play list could be selectedHowever the complexity of the gateway 100 system was not well suited to the majority of vehicles stereos, which cannot provide text supportThis meant users would have to remember which combination of functions would enable iPod or stereo mode, and allow selections of tracks depending on browsing type, something that frustrated a lot of users.