The new RoadTrip!+ being offered by Other World Computing (OWC) and NewerTechnology, Inc. allows consumers to take their tunes on the road and charge their iPod at the same time.
For $27.95, the RoadTrip!+ provides clean, dynamic audio to a user’s FM stereo while also charging the iPod’s internal battery. It is compatible with third- and fourth-generation, photo and mini versions of Apple Computer’s iPod.
Users simply hook the RoadTrip!+ to the 12-volt power source in their car, plug the dock connector into their iPod, tune their radio to 87.9MHz and enjoy.
“I personally use one and love it,” said Larry O’Connor, president of OWC in the press release. “It’s just like listening to the radio, except it’s my music that’s playing. I used to burn CDs to listen to my tunes on the road, but not since I starting using the RoadTrip!. Now I’ve got it all at my fingertips right from my iPod!”
NewerTech and OWC have paid particular attention to ensuring the RoadTrip! product line allows you to hear your music as though you are listening to your favorite FM station. It was dissatisfaction experienced with other FM transmitter products, some costing as much as five times more, that resulted in OWC and NewerTech developing the RoadTrip! line.
“You just can’t beat it – this economical solution lets you plug and play your iPod to listen to tunes and keep it charged up on the road,” O’Connor said in the press release. “You enjoy tunes from your iPod while you iPod gets a charge.”
The RoadTrip!+ combination FM transmitter and iPod charger is available at http://www.macsales.com/roadtrip
Crap! I just purchased the one w/o charging capabilities. Oh, well…the pitfalls of technology progression. However, if the new one broadcasts as well as the one I have, it is by far the best one out there.
I’m already achieving the same ends with two devices from Belkin. Nice to see the one-piece solution. And at a great price. Pity there’s no frequency changing though.
I don’t think the lack of frequency control is an issue since it broadcasts on the little used 87.9 frequency. The reviews I’ve read that the transmiter is powerful enough to drown out any other signals.
This should be a good option for people who can’t get a full stereo interface kit (or can’t afford it)
It is looking more and more like I’ll have to replace my 20GB 2nd Gen iPod with a dock connector model.
anybody actually tried this particular item? I bought an iTrip (mostly because it looked so cool) and it’s a piece of crap…lousy signal, constant interference, and that stupid signal playlist you have to store on the iPod. This RoadTrip thing really sounds like the move…
I have the “regular” RoadTrip 87.9 and it rocks. The signal is clean and the broadcast is strong. I just wish I had held out for a little longer to get the model that charges the battery.
Try the Transpod product – I have an old one in one car for my 1G, 5Gb iPod (still going strong, by the way) and a newer one for my 3G, 30Gb in my other car. Now they come in black, as well. Best I’ve tried so far.
Hasn’t anyone heard of the item made by Monster? it’s one single cable that charges and does fm modulation. Way more expensive that this one though.
i have purchased a itrip fm transmitter which uses the dock connector. i am unable to use it. it powers on when i play any song and i can also set the fm frequency in the itrip fm transmitter but i dont get any option for the radio in my ipod classic 80GB. can anyone let me know whether i need any other device to listen to radio on my ipod or the procedure to listen to radio on my ipod classic using this itrip fm transmitter.
my email is s.mazher@yahoo.com
thanks in advance…
regards,
Mazher