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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.
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.
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 …
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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 …
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 a …
Six months ago we took a look at the Anydrive Car MP3 + FM transmitter from Merconnet. It was the first USB / FM transmitter device that we had seen. Now there’s a smaller device available with similar features. The MP-308 Car USB / FM Transmitter from Brando, is a very small cigarette lighter …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Product Requirements: Windows 95 or above, 5MB hard disk space, One free serial port, CD ROM drive, 1996 or later foreign or domestic vehicle – check list here When I was 15, I started taking Driver’s-Education classes at my rural high school. I didn’t know when or if I would ever get a car of …
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 …
Product Requirements: Any Palm-top PDA, and a cup-holder installed in your vehicle I know I am not the only person out there that engages in the efficient habit of multi-tasking during every available minute. Sometimes, during my 45 minute trip to and then from the ranch where I work, I use my almost hour long …
The CM220 Universal Mount for Palm-sized Computers by Arkon Resources Inc. is a PDA holder that can be affixed to a vehicle or other location. This holder unlike the Unimount by Revolve Design is compatible with any PDA that is between 4.5″ and 5.3″ tall. Some of the PDAs that will work with this mount …