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Re: iPod Shuffle = New Radio ?


LB@notmine.com
Wed, 26 Jan 2005 06:13:04 -0500

Brian Inglis wrote:

> On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 22:11:49 -0800 in comp.dcom.telecom, Linc Madison
> <lincmad@suespammers.org> wrote:

> In article <telecom24.31.11@telecom-digest.org>, <LB@notmine.com> wrote:

>>>> The iPod Shuffle. Its the new radio.

>>>> http://bigpicture.typepad.com/comments/2005/01/ipod_shuffle_ne.html

>>> Is there a way to have the shuttle play through car radio speakers?

>> Sure. You can buy a gizmo that plugs into the cigarette lighter for
>> power and then into the headphone jack of nearly anything that uses
>> headphones, playing it by a very low power FM signal into the car
>> radio. Alternately, you can get gizmos that plug into the headphone
>> jack and play the sound through a cartridge that inserts into the
>> car's cassette player.

>> Since there are gizmos like that specifically for the existing iPods,
>> it's not a bad bet that someone will come out with one specially
>> designed to match the style of the iPod Shuffle.

> Belkin already has a Shuffle FM transmitter advertised on Apple's
> Shuffle accessories page.

>> (Yes, I really like the word "gizmo." ;^P )

> Thanks. Take care,

> Brian Inglis Calgary, Alberta, Canada

> Brian.Inglis@CSi.com (Brian[dot]Inglis{at}SystematicSW[dot]ab[dot]ca)
> fake address use address above to reply

That's what I was looking for.

Thank You.

LB

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