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Having fallen in love with your iPod, you will want to take it everywhere, especially on long car journeys, this may be ok as a passenger, although slightly antisocial for the rest of the car posse, but as a driver it really isn’t good practice to drive when you can’t hear the road and traffic noises, this is where an Apple iPod car connector may just be the piece of kit you didn’t realize you couldn’t live without!

There are a few different Apple iPod car connectors available, but they all have the same aim, to allow you to play your iPod through your car stereo system, so that the music comes via your speakers not the headphones. The Apple iPod car connector has the advantage of letting you share your favorite tunes with everyone in the car, and makes it safer for you as a driver, as it doesn’t render you unable to hear the road.

In the current era of technology, as with all iPod accessories, there are many other companies selling non branded compatible items in place of the Apple iPod car connector, and some of them may well be just as good, and may save you some money in the process. One of the cheapest Apple iPod car connectors is the dummy cassette tape, with fits in your stereo like a normal cassette, and has a wire to plug in the headphone jack of the iPod.

This is dependent on the car having a cassette player. Sadly, as this is older technology, most modern cars don’t have that facility. However another fantastic Apple iPod car connector is the FM radio transmitter. This small box shaped device sits in the main charging socket of the iPod, and allows you to pick a FM radio frequency, simply set the radio to the same frequency, and hey presto the music is transmitted via the radio waves into the car stereo system.

The cost of all these Apple iPod car connectors varies greatly, depending on whether you are buying from the Apple store, of have chosen a non branded compatible device, and depending on the set up of the stereo system in the car, as this will determine what technologies you can use. However, a quick Internet search will help you decide what you need, and more importantly what you can afford. Remember some of the compatible iPod gadgets are likely to be just as good provided you feel comfortable with the retailer you are buying from.