World first FM transmitter for iPhone ships

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 Griffin Technology has introduced the world’s first FM transmitter for the iPhone, a variant of its iTrip device.

That’s sure to be a popular gadget, and also suggests more such peripherals will emerge for the device in future, as iPhone generates its own surrounding ecosystem of third-party add-ons, just like iPod.

iTrip AutoPilot plugs directly into the 12V power port in your car while connecting to your iPhone or iPod through the dock connector. Built-in software scans the FM frequencies to find the best one to play music through, and the system supports RDS, meaning you can see what track’s playing on your car radio display.

The device costs £59.99 in the UK, $99.99 in the US.

Comments (5)

Sweet! Let the iPhone apps and peripherals flow like water!

Actually, Belkin has had the TuneCast since February and the Tune Base recently came out. I tried the TuneCast and it sounded worse than my ipod fm transmitter/charger when tuned to the same station. Hopefully this Griffin model would be better

 I think Belkin had a problem with non-airplane mode. Griffin seem to have resplved that.

I love it! You can get your choice of little .99 FM players at the .99 cent store! Why pay $99?

What I really need is an AM/FM receiver for my iPhone, not a transmitter!