5 Responses

1. A. Hettrick

   09|Feb|2010 1

   After less than 10 minutes of having this device that Kensington mailed me for free to replace an older worn down model, this thing found itself on the highway complete with the instructions so hopefully some highway worker has an iPod…but with how crappy this thing picks up signals he won’t get much use out of it either!
   Rating: 1 / 5

2. Anirban Bhatacharyya

   09|Feb|2010 2

   Works great and keeps my iphone charged too. But iphone doesn’t recognize it as an iphone accessory - just a minor problem.
   Rating: 4 / 5

3. A. Simmons

   09|Feb|2010 3

   I received one of these Kensington Transmitters as a side gift with a new birthday iPod. It works great! My biggest complaint with iPods, with my kids, specifically, has been that when they have their iPods on, they’re insulated from the rest of the family, especially in the car, on their own planet, hiding behind their earphones. So, when I got mine, I wanted to be sure I didn’t commit the same sin. Having this unit makes it easy to share the music and podcasts that I’m enjoying with the rest of the family.

   This transmitter is completely simple to use. I didn’t have any problem. I just plugged it into my iPod, plugged it into the dash, and it automatically finds a clear station over which to broadcast my music. And I live in a very crowded radio airspace, but it doesn’t seem to have a problem getting to work. The RDS is a nice feature, too, although it only works in my newer car. It’s nice not to have to search back on my iPod to find the name of a song or artist when I can’t remember it.
   
   Rating: 5 / 5

4. Gadget Guy

   09|Feb|2010 4

   Love this transmitter. This is the third one I’ve owned, and duh!, this one finally does what all the others should have, it charges the iPod while I use it. That alone makes it better than the others. One from Monster - no vibration, very clear reception, and a lot of power. And it didn’t fall out of the cigarette lighter, which is a problem I’ve had in the past.

   Good design elements that I’ve noticed - easier to read light-up numbers against the black background to show you the station, EXTREMELY fast station finder, and even has 3 radio station set buttons to make it even faster.
   
   Also an on/off switch so I don’t drain my car battery when I’ve got it plugged in with the engine off.

   All around, a solid unit - I will be giving a number of these as holiday gifts.
   Rating: 5 / 5

5. William B. Matthews

   10|Feb|2010 5

   I have the older model (Digital FM Transmitter) and was quite satisfied with it. I got this one for our other car (my wife now has an iPod which she listens to in her car). The difference in the performance between the two is huge! This newer model picks up RFI everywhere! If you go in or even near a city, forget it, it is simply unusable. And the automatic clear station seek doesn’t work at all. At times it will even select a frequency that actually broadcasts in our area! Don’t waste you money. I’m throwing mine away and installing an aux input cable in my car.
   Rating: 1 / 5