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Reviews, comparisons, and write-ups on iPhone and iPod car kits, including chargers, wireless systems, and more.

Top Four iPod FM Transmitters
Taking your music on the road is part of the fun with iPhones and iPods. It's even better when you listen to it through your car stereo. Find out which FM adapters are best here.

Belkin TuneCast Auto Live iPhone FM Transmitter Review
FM transmitters for iPhones and iPods have long been tricky devices. While they provide a useful service they also have many drawbacks. Some of those concerns no longer apply, thanks to Belkin’s TuneCast Auto Live iPhone FM transmitter, a device that makes it easy to listen to your iPhone in the car.

Griffin iTrip Auto iPod FM Transmitter Review
I’m not sure that the iPhone apps that accompany the recent vintage iPod FM transmitters are absolutely necessary to their function, but the two best transmitters I’ve tested in 2010 – the Belkin TuneCast Auto and the Griffin iTrip Auto – both have optional iPhone apps. While the TuneCast slightly edges out the iTrip Auto, the iTrip Auto is a...

Monster iCarPlay 800 Wireless iPhone FM Transmitter Review
Monster’s iCarPlay 800 Wireless is a promising contender in the iPhone FM transmitter arena, but some interface difficulties and usability quirks combine to make place it in the middle of the pack.

Belkin TuneBase FM iPod FM Transmitter Review
The Belkin TuneBase FM transmitter expands on the standard iPod FM transmitter feature-set by being built to work with the iPhone in GPS mode, not just playing music to your car stereo. Despite some solid features, unless GPS use is your primary need, its sibling, Belkin’s TuneCast Auto, is probably a better choice.

XtremeMac Airplay Boost iPod FM Transmitter Review
When visiting or traveling with an iPod, it’s not always easy to play your music through a stereo. Unless you’re near a speaker dock or a stereo with an iPod jack, you’re usually out of luck — sometimes even in the car. So, what’s an iPod owner to do? XtremeMac has one answer, in the form of its Airplay Boost FM Transmitter.

Review of DLO TransDock micro iPod Car Kit
The DLO TransDock micro is a car kit for the iPod that allows you to broadcast music from your iPod directly to your car stereo over a FM signal. It is a predecessor to the TransDock Deluxe.

Review of DLO TransDock iPod Car Kit
The DLO TransDock is an iPod car kit that, among many other things, lets you broadcast your iPod music to your car stereo via FM radio frequencies. When the broadcast is working well, the music sounds rich and bright and clear.

User Review: New Potato TuneLink Auto
Users review the New Potato TuneLink Auto, an FM transmitter that lets you play music from an iPhone or iPod to your car stereo.See submissions

User Review: Griffin iTrip Auto
Users review the Griffin iTrip Auto, an FM transmitter that lets you play music from an iPhone or iPod to your car stereo.See submissions

User Review: Belkin TuneCast Auto Live
Users review the Belkin TuneCast Auto Live, an FM transmitter that lets you play music from an iPhone or iPod to your car stereo.

User Review: Belkin TuneCast Auto Live
Users review the Belkin TuneCast Auto Live, an FM transmitter that lets you play music from an iPhone or iPod to your car stereo.See submissions

User Review: Monster iCarPlay 800 Wireless
Users of the Monster iCarPlay 800 review their experiences with this FM transmitter designed to play your iPhone or iPod music over your car stereo.See submissions

New Potato TuneLink Auto iPhone FM Transmitter Review
New Potato's TuneLink Auto is the first fully wireless iPod/iPhone FM transmitter I've used, employing Bluetooth to stream music to your car stereo. Between that and its effective technology for diminishing the noise and hum that plagues other FM transmitters, the TuneLink Auto is a top choice if you want to connect your iPhone to your car stereo.

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