BTCUP iPod FM Transmitter/Bluetooth Gadget |
Macallay has a gadget designed for use on the go that provides conveniences in more ways than one. The whole device is designed to fit in the cup holder of your car and can handle both your music and phone conversations in one handy package.
For one, the BTCUP is an iPod dock, compatible with the 1st and 2nd generation nano’s, 4th and 5th generation iPods and the iPod Mini. The BTCUP is powered off of the cars cigarette lighter and will charge the iPod while its docked.
When connected the FM transmitter inside the device can send music from your iPod through the cars FM stereo in a range of frequencies from 88.1MHz to 107.9MHz, which you can adjust on the small backlit LCD screen.
In addition to this, the BTCUP is also acts as a Bluetooth hands free kit letting you connect up your Bluetooth enabled phone so you can have phone conversations while keeping your hands on the wheel, through a built in microphone and the cars speakers. In the event that you don’t want everyone hearing your conversation it also comes with an ear piece to keep the conversation on the down-low.
Answering and hanging up calls cause the device to automatically switch between the iPod and the Bluetooth phone modes, and convenient buttons are their for powering it on and off, adjusting FM transmitting stations and turning on and off the privacy mode.
The BTCUP runs about $120 and is available now with an upgraded version said to support the iPhone sometime before the end of the year.
BTCUP FM Transmitter Bluetooth Hands Free iPod Dock Thingy via Engadget
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