The MP3 Players

TransPod FM broadcasts iPod to your car stereo via a digital, drift-free, stereo FM Transmitter. Custom-made to our specs just for iPod, TransPod FM is the ultimate car solution - it charges iPod while it is playing, transmits crisp, clear music through your car stereo speakers and mounts iPod using two jointed charger arms - so iPod is right where you can access it while driving, no matter where your cigarette lighter is located.

It adapts to any dock connecting iPod or iPod mini taking a firm hold on the device. It comes packaged with soft adhesive spacers for slimmer iPods and even an adapter for iPod minis. The TransPod then attaches to either the cigarette adapter arm (which, by the way, has one more posable joint than the one supplied with the RoadTrip) or the dash mount “Base Dock” adapter (no such option with the RoadTrip). This allows you to choose between having a posable and removable plastic arm keep your iPod in reach while you drive or go hardcore and actually install the TransPod as a permanent fixture in your vehicle. The TransPod is packaged with a second auto-charger specifically for the Base Dock.

Cigarette Adapter Arm is extremely posable. Allows you to have your iPod accessible while driving. It offers the option to hide your status as an iPod owner when you leave you car parked by allowing you to take all traces of the device with you. However, over time the connection between your cigarette lighter and the adapter part of the arm will loosen and may send your TransPod flailing during high speed chases. The weight of the iPod can also affect connectivity with the car cigarette adapter when disregarding speed bumps or pulling G’s.

Base Dock Dash Mount Adapter provides a solid base for attaching the TransPod to your dash. It may be possible to attach the adapter to an Arkon SR-88 15″ Flexible Gooseneck Satellite Radio Mount. But it requires screwing the device into your dashboard. With the prevalence of passenger side airbags, many users will find their vehicle has no acceptable spot to attach this adapter.

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With initial applications targeted for implementation within SigmaTel STMP35xx MP3 player solutions, the STIR4230 will also be available for non-music applications including cell phones, digital still cameras, in-store kiosks and printers.

SigmaTel is continuing to build upon its core technologies to bring to market products that will provide portable applications with wireless transfer methods for large files such as digital music and photos. This latest offering expands the company’s range and allows our customers to easily implement wireless, secure functionality within their devices.

The STIR4230 differs from previous SigmaTel IrDA devices in that it is designed for use in portable and other embedded applications and not only as a PC peripheral. The product, with VFIR speeds, is the ideal method of transferring digital music and photos between portable devices.

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The plug-in, called ml_iPod, allows iPod users to bypass iTunes and manage music collections in Winamp instead. The iPod is supposed to work with iTunes only. A new version of the software was released Monday.

Justin Frankel, creator of Winamp and the open-source peer-to-peer software Gnutella, initially developed ml_iPod, but programming was taken over by Will Fisher, a computer science student in the U.K.

Fisher and other developers programmed a slew of features, including the ability to synch multiple iPods with Winamp, create smart playlists and — the most useful option — the ability to copy songs from an iPod onto a hard drive.

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With a transmitter connected to the iPod and a receiver hooked up via RCA or 3.5mm to a stereo system, TuneStage offers high-quality sound without cables. The TuneStage fits all-size iPod devices with a dock connector. It will begin shipping in North America in late July 2005 for US$179.99.

Using Bluetooth v1.2 technology, TuneStage can transmit from up to 33 feet away from a stereo system. The package includes 7 ft. gold series RCA stereo cable and requires no batteries.

{ via Geekzone }

It would be like an AirPort Express with iTunes, except all your songs would be on the iPod, and you wouldn’t have to go back to your computer every time you wanted to change a song. If you are a lazy person and don’t to pay a little extra money, this stuff suits you!

How cute is this MP3 player cube? The new MobiBlu DAH-1500 is a tiny, tiny MP3 Player measuring only 24×24x24mm.

The MobiBlu DAH-1500 has a OLED display and sports a 20 hours playback time. It features a FM tuner and the headset plug is also the data connector. This cube style player is smaller than the iPod shuffle in Volume.

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