Handsfree/Bluetooth call phone device AND an FM transmitter that can handle any MP3 player, SD.MMC cards, and USB thumbdrives? PLUS 2 remotes- a ‘normal’ one and one for the steering wheel? All this and cool blue LED lights, too? The Merconnet Bluetooth Car Kit certainly aims high, and with Julie’s great review of the Merconnet Bluetooth FM Transmitter Speakerphone. I had high hopes! … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear, Car Gear

Tagged: Bluetooth, Car, FM Transmitter, MP3

Merconnet Bluetooth Car Kit Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 4, 2009 at 2:00 am.

Unless your car has an integrated iPod / iPhone dock, pretty much the only other ways to listen to tunes through your vehicle’s speakers is with a line-in connector or an FM transmitter. Line-in connectors mean cables. FM transmitters are wireless. Most people probably won’t argue with me when I say that anything wireless is more convenient than something wired. The RoadTrip from Griffin happens to be one of the most convenient FM transmitters that I’ve had the opportunity to review. If you have an iPhone or iPod, you’ll want to take a look.  … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Car Gear

Tagged: FM Transmitter, iPhone, iPod

Griffin RoadTrip FM Transmitter Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on February 12, 2009 at 5:00 am.

Griffin has a large selection of FM transmitters for iPods and iPhones, but today I want to tell you about their latest iTrip model. It’s the iTrip Universal. In addition to iPods / iPhones, this FM transmitter will also work with any audio device that has a standard sized earphone jack.

… [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear

Tagged: FM Transmitter

Griffin iTrip Universal FM Transmitter Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 11, 2008 at 9:15 pm.

If you’re ever in the market for an FM transmitter, Merconnet is definitely the place to shop for one. We’ve reviewed quite a few of their products over the years and I have another one for you today that has some extra goodies built into it…

… [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear

Tagged: Bluetooth, FM Transmitter

Merconnet Bluetooth FM Transmitter Speaker Phone Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on August 13, 2008 at 6:00 pm.

The Digiana AudiaX DGT-301 FM transmitter from Merconnet is one of the better audio transmitters on the market these days. It has the ability to scan for the best available clear frequencies in your area, so you’ll get the best audio possible.

… [visit site to read more]

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Tagged: FM Transmitter

Digiana Audiax DGT-301 FM Transmitter Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 28, 2008 at 5:22 pm.

Is your car missing an auxiliary input for audio? Yeah, mine too. If you tire of listening to the same tunes on the radio, you have two choices for playing your audio player’s tunes through your car speakers. If you have a cassette player in your car stereo, you can use a cassette adapter. These are easy to use and very inexpensive. The only issue with them is the face that the spindles spin while music it is being used, causing extra noise. Yuck. The other alternative is to use an FM transmitter. If you have an iPod or iPhone, the Incharge Auto FM transmitter from XtremeMac is one such solution.

… [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear, iPhone related

Tagged: FM Transmitter, iPod

XtremeMac Incharge Auto FM Transmitter Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 28, 2008 at 4:25 pm.

A couple of years ago, Julie did a review on the Anydrive Car MP3 and FM Modulator from Merconnet. In case you don’t remember, or never read the review, the device allowed you to plug in your USB flash memory storage apparatus and wirelessly broadcast the output to a FM radio.

… [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear, Car Gear

Tagged: A/V, Audio, FM Transmitter, MP3

Anydrive 3 Wireless Transmitter and Card Reader with LCD originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on December 12, 2006 at 1:53 pm.

I recently opened my mailbox to find a package from a company named ABT
(Advanced Bridging Technologies). Opening the box revealed 3 iPod accessories. One specifically for the Apple Nano and two for any iPod with a docking connector. I’ve had a chance to put each of these products through some good old gadgeteer testing and will share my experiences with you.

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Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear, Car Gear

Tagged: FM Transmitter, iPod

ABT iJet iPod Accessories originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on August 31, 2006 at 7:57 am.

Have you ever noticed that a lot of FM transmitters on the
market these days, don’t blend in very well with the interior of
most vehicles. Their design tends to be too flashy or wacky for my
personal taste. I don’t know about you, but I tend to prefer that
my vehicle accessories look more like OEM parts than something that
came from the bargain bin of AutoZone. That’s why I was pretty
amazed when I came home the other day to find a package from
Speck Products. Inside
was the MobileTune FM Transmitter for the Apple iPod.

… [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear, Car Gear

Tagged: FM Transmitter, iPod

Speck Products MobileTune iPod FM Transmitter originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 25, 2006 at 7:18 pm.

FM Transmitters for digital music players are nothing new, but today I am going to take a look at one of the smallest and least obtrusive models I have seen thus far – the XtremeMac AirPlay² … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear

Tagged: FM Transmitter, iPod

XtremeMac AirPlay² originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 14, 2006 at 9:16 am.

I am going to sound like a broken record when I say (yet again)
that the thing I enjoy most about iPod ownership is that so many
accessories are custom made to fit this digital music player.
Granted, I bought my 4th generation model right before the latest
incarnation, the iPod Video was introduced, but there are still
plenty of accessory manufacturers making goodies that will fit my
particular iPod. Today I am going to tell you about an iPod
accessory that has quickly become a personal favorite, the Macally
FM Cup. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear

Tagged: FM Transmitter, iPod

Macally FM Cup originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 26, 2006 at 12:39 pm.

Over the years I have reviewed quite a few FM transmitters that
were compatible with just about any portable music player. But
today I am going to take a look at my first FM transmitter made to
complement all versions of the Apple iPod specifically.
Conveniently enough, this transmitter will also work with any audio
device with a line-out jack.

The Digital Lifestyle
Outfitters visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear, Car Gear

Tagged: FM Transmitter, iPod

DLO | TransDock micro All In One Car Solution for iPods originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 2, 2006 at 1:37 pm.

Remember my review of Bluetake’s i-PHONO mini BT450Rx Bluetooth stereo headphones? No? Ok, go read it here first and then come back to read this review of the BT450Tx. The BT450Tx is an accessory to the BT450Rx. Those of you with a mild level of geekiness should be clued in that this is a transmitter that goes with the headphones, which are the receivers. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear

Tagged: Bluetooth, FM Transmitter, iPod

Bluetake i-PHONO mini BT450Tx Bluetooth Stereo Transmitter originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on February 2, 2006 at 7:42 am.

Finding the most convenient way to listen to the tunes on your Apple iPod, while in your vehicle can sometimes be a daunting task. Do you lay it beside you on the seat and route the audio through your car stereo using a cassette adapter? Or maybe you use a separate FM transmitter like the iTrip? While both of these methods will work, neither will charge your iPod while it plays music, and neither will securely cradle your iPod in a comfortable viewing angle like visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear

Tagged: FM Transmitter, iPod

DLO TransPod originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on October 20, 2005 at 9:48 am.

Product Requirements:
An FM Radio and an audio source with a
3.5mm headphone jack, one AA battery (included)

It’s the age old dilemma – how to best listen to one’s music in the car, when
said music is all contained on a player that is not hard-wired to the auto’s
sound system. One of the easiest and most effective ways that I have found to
solve this problem is with the use of an FM transmitter. Today, I’ll take a … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear, Car Gear

Tagged: FM Transmitter

Brando Air-Wave FM Transmitter Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on February 10, 2005 at 12:00 am.

Product Requirements:
An audio device with a headphone jack
and a stereo with an FM receiver, one AAA battery

Last year I favorably reviewed the
Digiana Wireless Audio Portable
FM Linker, a FM transmitter that could play content from audio devices
through an FM station of the user’s choosing. This year,
Merconnet is offering … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear, Car Gear

Tagged: FM Transmitter

Audia-x FM Transmitter Version 2 Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on October 29, 2004 at 12:00 am.

We’ve reviewed quite a few FM transmitters here on The Gadgeteer. But none as
simple as the ZUKZ FM Transmitter from
Crayton Electronics.

This product uses the cigarette lighter socket in your vehicle for power, so
you don’t have to worry about batteries. It has one LED,  but no switches or
buttons.

To use it, you tune … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear, Car Gear

Tagged: FM Transmitter

ZUKZ FM Transmitter Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 10, 2004 at 12:00 am.

Ok gadgeteers, pack your bags and get ready to call shotgun, because we’re
going on a road trip! Well… ok, we’re not really going anywhere… But if we
were, you’d want to be prepared for endless hours driving, wouldn’t you? I don’t
know about all of you, but as soon as I start up my truck, I also turn on the
iPod.
It’s very rare when I don’t have music playing while I’m driving.

This review … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear, Car Gear

Tagged: FM Transmitter, iPod

Seidio iPod Accessories (iMount & iSound) Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on August 26, 2004 at 12:00 am.

Not counting talk show broadcasts, how many of you still enjoy listening to
your tunes via FM radio? Since I purchased my
iPod, I
rarely listen to the radio anymore. Besides the fact that they play commercials
and the same lame songs over and over again, FM radio is just blah when you
compare it to an MP3 player. Problem is, not everyone can afford an iPod. And
even if you can, you’ll still need … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear, Car Gear

Tagged: A/V, Audio, FM Transmitter, MP3

Anydrive Car MP3 + FM Transmitter Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on March 23, 2004 at 12:00 am.

Product Requirements:
Device:
Versions available for original and current iPod
models

Oh iPod, how do I love thee, let me count the ways… I listen to you in the
morning, and I listen to you at night. I listen to you at my desk while working,
the treadmill while exercising, and on an airplane while flying. But of all the
places that I listen to you most, it’s … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear

Tagged: FM Transmitter, iPod

iTrip iPod FM Transmitter Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 10, 2003 at 12:00 am.

Product Requirements:
Device:
An audio device with a 3.5mm stereo headset jack

I have a satellite radio receiver installed in my vehicle, but there are
still times when I want to listen to the MP3s I have stored on my PDA. My new
truck (I just got a 2003 Harley Davidson edition F-150) does not have a built in
cassette player, so using a traditional cassette … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear, Car Gear

Tagged: FM Transmitter

Aerielle AudioBUG RF Transmitter Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on June 16, 2003 at 12:00 am.

Product Requirements:
Device:
Almost any portable music device with a headphone
jack and an FM radio

It is an inevitable thing that you may have the "world’s greatest" stereo
system in your car or house; but the music that you want to hear at some point
and time will happen to be in a format that you can’t listen to over that
particular system.

In … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear

Tagged: A/V, Audio, Device, FM Transmitter, Video

iRock! Wireless Music Adapter Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 23, 2002 at 12:00 am.