http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=202426763&adid=17070&dcaid=17070

get this shit before it's gone!



p.s. despite what the description says, this works fine with the ipod touch/iphone.

Ars review: http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/driveplay.ars

[Edited on October 6, 2008 at 8:53 AM. Reason : .]

10/6/2008 8:44:10 AM

is that just a fancy fm transmitter?>

10/6/2008 8:45:55 AM

FM TRANSMITTER = SHWIGGITY BODIGGITY SON.

10/6/2008 8:46:38 AM

nope, does aux in plus it does everything through the dock connector so it charges as well

10/6/2008 8:47:15 AM

yeh, I got that.

hmm. for $19 this may be worth it. the one I have now sucks ass.

buy it?

10/6/2008 8:48:06 AM

Oh my girl has this and it's pretty neat!!!!

I just have the shuffle, so it's of no use to me right now


BUT MY BIRTHDAY IS FRIDAY IF ANYONE WANTS TO CHANGE THAT

10/6/2008 8:48:10 AM

I HAVE A CREATIVE LABS MP3 PLAYER, I LOVE IT BUT THE ONLY FUCKING PRODUCTS ON THE MARKET ARE FOR THE IPOD.

10/6/2008 8:49:31 AM

THAT IS BECAUSE THE MARKET IS DOMINATED BY THE IPOD

PLUS THE IPOD IS ALMOST ALWAYS SUPERIOR

10/6/2008 8:51:14 AM

IT'S NOT SUPERIOR TO MY CREATIVE LABS DEVICE SON.

10/6/2008 8:51:52 AM

OH REALLY

CAN YOU PLAY SUPER MONKEY BALL ON YOUR CREATIVE LABS DEVICE?
CAN YOU MAKE AND RECEIVE PHONE CALLS ON YOUR CREATIVE LABS DEVICE?

10/6/2008 8:54:26 AM

eh, I went ahead and bought one. hopefully it performs better than the one I have now

10/6/2008 8:54:55 AM

yeah, for $19, you really can't lose - if you don't like it, it's not like you're out a lot of cash

10/6/2008 9:03:35 AM

yeh, and I could probably sell it for at least $50

10/6/2008 9:13:59 AM

Quote :

"OH REALLY CAN YOU PLAY SUPER MONKEY BALL ON YOUR CREATIVE LABS DEVICE? CAN YOU MAKE AND RECEIVE PHONE CALLS ON YOUR CREATIVE LABS DEVICE?"

COULD YOU DO EITHER OF THOSE THINGS WITH YOUR IPOD 4 YEARS AGO?

10/6/2008 9:24:26 AM

I'd have to say the iPod is superior, except for iTunes and the protection systems in place.

Apple's music security measures makes handling your music how you want more difficult than it should be. And iTunes just sucks, IMHO. It is slow, whenever you change computers/libraries, it takes forever for it to reload the library, iPods suck for use with multiple computers, etc.

If someone knows a way to get around all of this, please let me know

10/6/2008 9:27:26 AM

THE CREATIVE LABS HAS BETTER SOUND QUALITY AND IS SIMPLY SEEN BY A COMPUTER AS A PORTABLE DRIVE.

10/6/2008 9:29:14 AM

Quote :

"CAN YOU PLAY SUPER MONKEY BALL ON YOUR CREATIVE LABS DEVICE?"

+1 for creative labs then. That game sucks my monkey balls.

10/6/2008 12:13:52 PM

hah

i think it's fun, but incredibly hard

i loved super monkey ball on the ps2/gamecube, though

10/6/2008 12:16:22 PM

my superior sansa connects to my head unit via the AUX in, and charges via the lighter adapter

although i must say, that's pretty nice for $19

10/6/2008 12:16:28 PM

if you dont have aux in and want better sound quality:
Wired FM Transmitter for H/K drive+play

10/6/2008 12:18:52 PM

I think if you turn off the automatic syncing in Itunes, you can just add songs at liberty so you can use different ipods?

10/6/2008 12:27:08 PM

^yup

^^^the iphone/ipod can also do this, but this makes it so you can control the thing without trying to drive and select stuff on your ipod at the same time

YOUR SANSA IS NOT SUPERIOR SIR

[Edited on October 6, 2008 at 12:28 PM. Reason : .]

10/6/2008 12:28:00 PM

Quote :

"This Item is Shakin' Today's Rank: 1 Yesterday's Rank: 760 75,900% "

lmao

UP 75,900 PERCENT!


also, if any of you are uncomfortable with installing this yourself, i'll be happy to do it for you for $30

[Edited on October 6, 2008 at 12:47 PM. Reason : .]

10/6/2008 12:44:14 PM

even though it specifically says it won't charge 3g iPhones, what makes you sure it will?

10/6/2008 1:00:30 PM

i know someone that has one, and it works fine

it gives the message about how it's not made for iphone, but you just hit dismiss and it works fine.

anything with a dock connector will at least CHARGE anything that accepts a dock connector (the exception here is firewire). the device looks at a pin that's attached to a resistor to determine whether the accessory was made for its device type or not.

10/6/2008 1:05:50 PM

10/6/2008 1:07:49 PM

I am considering this for the charge feature really as the aux input works just fine for me now.

10/6/2008 1:08:17 PM

you also get a slick interface

also, cables with dock connectors that charge and provide an aux out retail for like $49
you'd pay $20 for a car adapter for your ipod anyway

this is so much more than that, and it's cheaper.

[Edited on October 6, 2008 at 1:24 PM. Reason : .]

10/6/2008 1:23:54 PM

Bought one b/c I've been using a crappy tape adapter for too long. Considering the antenna direct connector referenced above also.

10/6/2008 1:34:28 PM

use the aux input if you've got one.

10/6/2008 1:38:07 PM

evan's minivan will be rockin now

10/6/2008 1:39:00 PM

if i owned a minivan, yes, it would be.

10/6/2008 1:39:53 PM

just go ahead and admit that it's a minivan

10/6/2008 1:40:31 PM

I too, just ordered one.

10/6/2008 1:41:33 PM

Quote :

"use the aux input if you've got one."

See, I don't think I do (factory stereo). I'll check though.

10/6/2008 1:42:33 PM

check to see if you've got a cd changer input - if so, you can normally find an interface that will emulate a cd changer that effectively gives you an aux in. they make them for most OEM head units.

10/6/2008 1:43:28 PM

I've actually got a factory CD changer too.

Maybe there's something like you're talking about that can go inline between the changer and the input...must do some research in the 7-9 days the item will take to arrive.

10/6/2008 2:12:35 PM

Gotta limit these purchases with no job looming on the horizon hmmm......

10/6/2008 2:17:42 PM

Ordered along with a new digital camera

10/6/2008 2:44:16 PM

mine arrived last night while i was at the tww bbq

put it in this afternoon, it looks awesome and works wonderfully. of course, this can be attributed mainly to my excellent install skills, son.

i are happy.

10/19/2008 7:44:48 PM

" Sorry, this product is no longer sold at the Buy.com website."



i see in title
And if anyone ends up not liking there's i'll buy it for$cheap


[Edited on October 19, 2008 at 7:56 PM. Reason : ]

10/19/2008 7:54:55 PM

^^

ass

how you gonna bump this thread after it is no longer available.

10/19/2008 8:01:27 PM

Here it is on Amazon for 17.88 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BT97UO?smid=A2CT3PWBGDZXM8&tag=cnet-ce-20&linkCode=asn

10/19/2008 8:04:22 PM

OH WE BACK

http://www.shoptronix.com/B000BT97UO/M/B000BT97UO.htm

10/19/2008 8:15:36 PM

ATTN: evan


Finally got mine and just hooked it up. Guess what?


THIS DEVICE DOES NOT SUPPORT CHARGING!


YOU LIED!!!!111

10/21/2008 6:53:26 PM

it works on the first gen iphone, i found out

it doesn't work on the 3g because apple decided to be retarded and disable charging by the 12v firewire pins... which the majority of every accessory that charges ipods on the market today use...

there is a fix though - cablejive.com makes a charge converter that steps the 12v down to 5v and puts it on the usb pins... i ordered one yesterday.

[Edited on October 21, 2008 at 6:59 PM. Reason : http://cablejive.com/iphone_3g_charge_converter.html]

10/21/2008 6:55:58 PM

Fuck that. Im not spending 40 more bucks on this.

Anyone want to buy mine? Brand new, just opened today.

10/21/2008 7:02:52 PM

hahaha

it's still cheaper than any other ipod interface that is equivalent to this

you could make a converter yourself with a couple resistors or a voltage regulator

[Edited on October 21, 2008 at 7:07 PM. Reason : you cheap bastard ]

10/21/2008 7:06:16 PM

I really dont need the interface.. I MAINLY WANTED IT FOR THE CHARGER!!!, that just happened to have a cool interface with some good capabilities for a great price. . I'll just pick up a car charger from cellphoneshop.net for 3 bucks and go back to my old tape converter.

10/21/2008 7:10:53 PM

tape converters sound like shit though

and you're way more likely to wreck your car if you're fidgeting with your iphone while driving

10/21/2008 7:16:26 PM