Originally Posted By peeaanuut And I am not sure why. LOL. Ever since I got my iPod was really upset about all the apple products that are white. They make a black iPod but not black sync cable. No black cradle. So what do I do? I go find one of course. Still looking for a black sync cable (I might just spray paint the one I have) but I did find a black cradle. It is not apple brand but it works just as good. It also has a USB 2.0 memory card reader built in. Which is a good thing because the reader I had was an old USB 1 and slow. Anyways, it was a happy gift after a 12 hour day at work. Ok thanks for letting me rant and have a nice day.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss The gadget I am using a lot these days is a little LED flashlight. The BRIGHT diode is on the end of a six inch long flexible steel conduit which holds its shape whichever way you bend it. The battery compartment end is about the size of a AA battery (it actually uses button cells) and has a pocket clip attached. I bought it at the San Diego swap meet for $5.00. I love it!
Originally Posted By trekkeruss ^^Ooo, and there is a magnet on the end of the battery compartment too!
Originally Posted By peeaanuut yeah and those LEDs wont burn out like lightbulbs will. WIll last a LOOOOONG time.
Originally Posted By bAmboo1 Quick question peeaanuut: do you have an FM tuner for your iPod? Are there any you recommend? I really want to buy one and am leaning toward buying the monster (with charger) based on some friends' opinions.
Originally Posted By peeaanuut I dont like FM Modulation at all. Most of the time it sounds worse than actual FM radio. It is only slightly better than the tape adapters, sometimes. I do not recommend it, but if you have no other option and have to listen to the iPod in the car, than I would say the iTrip for older models and the Monster model would work good for newer models.
Originally Posted By lilprincess It's not actually that much to get the plug in to your stereo. It's already ready to go, you just have to get into the dash (taking it apart is the issue, so you can take somewhere if you can't do it yourself).
Originally Posted By jasmine7 Yep, gadgets make me happy, too. I haven't had a DVD burner for the last few months, not since my desktop computer fried, but I picked a external drive up last weekend. I'm so happy to have one again! I've missed it so much. And I'm an iPod addict, too. Right now, I have two iPods which contain a bunch of MP3s of movies, and that's what I listen to while I work. Unfortunately, they're both nearly full. I mentioned to my mom the other day that I plan to buy a new black 60 gig one after I pay my taxes this month, and she thought that was a huge waste and that I should just remove some of the movies & add the new ones I want. I said I wouldn't buy a new one, but I probably will. I hate having to remove ones and add new ones. I like having the huge variety of movies to choose from, stuff to fit my any mood. :0)
Originally Posted By peeaanuut <<It's not actually that much to get the plug in to your stereo. It's already ready to go, you just have to get into the dash (taking it apart is the issue, so you can take somewhere if you can't do it yourself).>> The limitations to those are that they use the cd changer port. So if you have a stock stereo that doesnt have an aux in or a cd changer port than it is not doable.
Originally Posted By LuLu Say, I have a question, is the Honda music link for iPod a worthwhile option? It's pretty pricey. Actually, in general the question I have about all these pricey iPod accessories (like the new speakers they announced today) is, how long can we expect them to be compatible with future iPod models? I'd find it extremely annoying if I spent hundreds on these things and then the new iPods wouldn't "dock" with them.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Here's a review: <a href="http://www.nuxx.net/hondamusiclink.html" target="_blank">http://www.nuxx.net/hondamusic link.html</a>
Originally Posted By LuLu Thanks, I won't need to worry about THAT anymore ;-) (and the price on Honda's website is a steep $214)
Originally Posted By peeaanuut none of the factory options are worth spit. But aftermarket versions are great. For my Clarion it charges and plays via the 1 cable and I can shuffle/repeat and use playlists. (no search as my headunit is an 04 model, so a little old) In 2 of the 06 models that have the touchscreens the ipod connector will play the video and have FULL ipod control onscreen. Also Pioneer has updated their iPod controls in their 06 models and the models without screen can do search, multiple playlists and shuffle/repeat. No factory option has any of those options. Lulu, your best bet is to get a NON honda plug that uses the CD changer port on the stereo. You wont have the controls on the stereo but it wont take away from the functionality or sound quality. Im not sure why that guy in that article is going through all that cost and time. In the end he could have bought the non honda adapter and been done with it and he would not have voided his warrant (by altering the wiring he has voided the ENTIRE electrical warranty on his car)
Originally Posted By Ursula Okay, I love gadgets but they have to be independent of me buying extra crap. I don't have an iPod, but I do have a portable DVD player which I love. I HATE buying to extra goo-gads that you have to have with stuff.
Originally Posted By peeaanuut I am so the opposite. As soon as I buy something, I look for what accessories I can get for it. Kind of like getting a new pair of pants and than going out to find shoes to match. lol Like my car stereo. I got satellite radio, just because I could. I do listen to it more now but still not as much as my iPod.
