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Belkin releases FM transmitter with iPhone app for finding clear stations

by Mike Schramm (Jan 25th, 2010)

Belkin has announced the release of their latest FM transmitter for the iPhone and iPod touch, the TuneCast Auto Live. You know these things -- they plug into your iPhone or iPod touch's dock connector, and then send a local FM signal out to your car's radio, enabling wireless transmission of your ...

Rumor: Apple adding FM Radio to the iPhone and iPod touch?

by Joachim Bean (Oct 13th, 2009)

Just like the 5th generation iPod nano that was introduced last month, Apple may soon be adding the capability to tune in to FM radio stations on the iPhone and iPod touch, if this report from 9to5Mac is on the money. As some of you may remember, the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth chipsets in the iPhone 3GS and ...

Sunday survey results: FM Transmitters - yea...not really

by David Chartier (Aug 9th, 2006)

This past Sunday I ran a survey to see what y'all thought of iPod FM transmitters - the good, the bad and the ugly. I figured that since I weeded through all the comments, I should let you guys know whether you gave this particular category of iPod accessories a thumbs up or down. The greater ...

Sunday Survey: iPod FM transmitters - yea or nay?

by David Chartier (Aug 6th, 2006)

I recently came upon owning a car again (a '99 Chevy Astro baby!), so what do you think is the first thing I needed to do? Why, figure out how to play my iPod through it, of course! It has a cassette deck, but my wife's new Toyota Matrix doesn't, so I moseyed (yes, moseyed) on over to my local Apple ...

iPod plus iTrip = FM payment system?

by David Chartier (Dec 22nd, 2005)

Ok I realize innovation is great and all, but innovation with a purpose is even better. Unfortunately, this new "iPod-based payment system" that Engadget found doesn't quite seem to reach the "hey I'd use that!" mark. Ingenico, a French company, has devised a way of embedding ...