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MP3 players may be tiny, but that’s the led to the problem of how you listen to them - through earphones or tinny little speakers.
Most new hifis have a socket to plug your MP3 player into, or an SD card reader, so if you keep up with gadgets you probably won’t need this. But if you’ve got an old bit of kit in your home or car, and a swanky MP3 player, this could be an amazing gadget for you.
The Belkin Tunecast is a fun little gadget that takes the output from your MP3 player and broadcasts it to your stereo, like your own private radio station. It’s simple to use - just set the frequency on the Belkin Tunecast, plug in your MP3 player and tune your car or home stereo into the same frequency. Then you will be able to listen to MP3s through your car stereo. Then just change the song on your MP3 player and the radio picks up the new song.
Of course if you live in a big city you’re going to struggle to find a frequency that doesn’t have some other radio station on it. If you tune it to the same frequency as radio 1 you’re going to get a bit of interference, so it’s worthwhile taking some time to find a blank frequency that’s got weaker signals on it
The latest model is the Belkin Tunecast 3, and I don’t think it looks as cool as the previous models - it’s chunky and grey and looks like it came from a Christmas cracker. You can pick one up for £22 in the run up to Christmas, and I’d say it’s a great little gadget.
Oh, and you can use it with an iPod, but if you read this shopping blog regularly you’ll know what I think of them! Now, where’s my folder full of Christmas MP3s?
Rob
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