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Okay, first off. This thing is by no means a 4-in-1 iPod accessory. It does one thing, charge. Now hit the jump for my exciting Kensington iPod Car Charger adventure, starring Hannah—my black iPod nano (yes, I really named it Hannah, don't ask). The Kensington 1-in-1 car charger is available for $30.
What's this? My Civic has both a power adapter and an auxiliary audio adapter? Sound's like a match made in heaven for Hannah the iPod. But if only I could keep her charging while I am driving...
Plug in the Kensington power adapter and I should be on my way to an iPod rockin' good time, right?
Now, simply plug the Kensington dock adapter into Hannah. Almost there, I'm so excited!
Wait a silly gosh darn second here. The Kensington adapter covered up the audio jack on her! I don't have a FM transmitter, either. What will I ever do? :(
Still saddened, our hero begins to turn on the FM radio, destined to listen to crap forever.
Wait! An idea is a brewing! Yes, I think it just might work! The Kensington power adapter simply has a USB port. So that means the Apple iPod connector should work!
Yes, it works! Hannah is happy to be charging and playing. All is well!
Stay tuned next week when our hero tries to discover the true meaning of life with the help of a fleshlight, rubber band and a crappy Korean cellphone.
Product Page [Kensington]
Comments
I hope the next installment is photographed with the same non-focusing camera...ewwww.
So apart from the fact that their connector covers the headphone port, how about an actual review. What functions does Kensington claim for it's 4 in 1 name, for instance? Does it really do nothing but charge and you can't do that while you listen?
what a piece of junk
and a waste of my brain cells for that matter
Lets see after some digging. The 4-1 is you can charge it (1), there is a pass through that would allow some FM-tansmiters to connect (2), it is a USB chagers so any USB charging device could be used (3), the cable for the IPOD is a USB cable and so it and the pass-through could be used to fm-transmit while hooked up to a PC (they claim while syncronizing, but does the Ipod really let you play music while sync-ing?) (4).
It is kinda cool. Really it is just a pass-through USB cable and a USB to Car-power adapter.
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