I can still remember the joy of getting my first iPod nearly five years ago, a 4th generation photo iPod, 40gb in size.  It was great, albeit one problem, listening to it in a car was almost impossible.  Sure they made tape adapters but who had a tape deck in their car anymore?  Surely not me!  Along came a company who filled the need I had by selling the iTrip, a small device that plugged into my iPod, and along with some software played the music in my car stereo.  It was the first generation one and the software was a big buggy, but it worked well enough that I enjoyed it up until the point my iPod was stolen.  I still have the original iTrip somewhere floating around, a relic of this company who has really started to fill needs that I seem to have.

Newly announced from Griffin Technology is the iTrip Auto Universal Plus, taking the concept of the original iPod specific iTrip one step further.  This new device works through your cars cigarette lighter and features SmartScan technology to find the vacant FM station to broadcast music through, no software needs to be loading onto your device.  It’s called Universal because there is no limitation on what audio devices this will work with, so it’s 100% compatible with:

  • iPod
  • Zune
  • iPhone
  • Portable CD Player
  • Walkman (seriously)
  • Any other MP3 Player

Possibly the most ingenious innovations with this device is the Plus ability to flip the back off the power adapter and plug in a USB cable, allowing you to charge your device (iPods, Zunes, etc. that are normally charged by USB).  This means you use the standard cable that came with your device to charge it, while it’s playing in your car!

Buy the iTrip Auto Universal Plus through Amazon.

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