Kensington 33169 Digital FM Radio and Transmitter for iPods

by Kensington

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 6 x 2 inches ; 4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000E5BL18
• Item model number: 33169
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (131 customer reviews)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

You've never heard sound this great from an FM transmitter this small before. What's more, The Kensington 33169 Digital FM Radio and Transmitter for iPods not only plays your iPod wirelessly through any FM stereo--including a car stereo, home stereo, or clock radio--so you can listen to your favorite songs without headphones, it also lets you listen to your favorite FM radio stations through your iPod as well.

This unique 2-in-1 transmitter and radio includes such features as ClearFM circuitry for richer lows, crisper highs, and better stereo separation, and a digital display on the tuner that lets you select any available FM frequency for either reception or transmission. This unit's backlit digital display is easy to read without having to strain your eyes, while its four programmable buttons let you lock in your favorite stations with pre-sets. Best of all, the unit requires no cables, wires, or software, so playing your favorite iPod tunes on your home or car stereo, and listening to your favorite radio stations with your iPod is as easy as 1-2-3.

Compatible with any iPod with a dock connector--including the iPod nano 1G, iPod nano 2G, iPod mini, iPod 3G, iPod 4G (Click Wheel), iPod color, and iPod 5G/5.5G Video--the Kensington digital FM radio and transmitter is backed by Kensington's 1-year warranty.

What's in the Box
Kensington 33169 digital FM radio and transmitter, a user's manual and warranty information.

Product Description

Unique 2-in-1 FM transmitter and radio lets you play your favorite FM radio station through your iPod or transmit iPod tunes through your home or car stereo. The backlit digital display is simple to read and tune to any station, and you can lock in your favorites with four pre-sets. Patented Aerielle-enabled FM transmitter technology delivers cleaner, higher quality audio when compared to any other FM transmitter on the market.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

144 of 147 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rocks both ways!, October 5, 2006

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Philip Ryan (Victoria, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kensington 33169 Digital FM Radio and Transmitter for iPods (Electronics)

This unit does both: receives FM as a radio, and transmits FM to your radio. Just purchased this yesterday, so I don't have good numbers on how long it takes to drain the iPod's battery. I do know that you can get a solid 4 hours at least. This unit does a fantastic job of transmitting my iPod selections to my FM stereo radio. I can take the iPod 30 metres away, around the house, and the music continues without interruption. I've heard that some of the FM transmitter systems didn't have much of a range, and was pleasantly surprised to find that this one is quite good.

For FM reception - you stick your headphones into the unit itself, rather than into the iPod's headphone jack - so I presume that it is just using the iPod as a power source rather than anything particularly intelligent.

Not needing to buy two different units seems like a good idea to me.

The one downside is that there is no way to charge the iPod while the Kensington unit is connected, whereas some of the FM transmitter-only systems can be plugged into car power supplies.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars pretty decent, January 26, 2007

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A. Andreini (Hayward, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kensington 33169 Digital FM Radio and Transmitter for iPods (Electronics)

My only complaint(s) with this is that there is no way to charge the iPod and use the transmitter at the same time (this was known at time of purchase) as it tends to drain the battery. The price was right though (got it from my gold box, marked way down).
Other than that, it works great and sends out a strong signal.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad for an FM Transmitter, January 25, 2007

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WM (Carmel, IN) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kensington 33169 Digital FM Radio and Transmitter for iPods (Electronics)

Pros: - 1 piece intergration without unsightly cables
- Not CD quality but its not all that bad, maybe FM quality (if you want CD quality you need a car stereo that has direct line in or ipod jack that are in alot new cars now)
- Got it for $26 from Amazon (just click savae for later and watch the price drop, then get it with free shipping)

Cons: - uses ipod battery, should have been made to use like 2AA or something so it wouldnt drain the ipod

For that price its worth a try! Havent found anything else better on the market. Not perfect but what is!!