Cool Cassette Adapter for iPod
Getting audio from the iPod into your car stereo is always a bit of a challenge. I usually opt for a cassette adapter over my iTrip because it's easier and the sound quality is better. Of course, the best solution is to use a car stereo with a line input, but this is a rarity. I've been keeping an eye on the Dennison Ice Link, which fully integrates the iPod into your car stereo, showing song titles on the stereo's display and allowing transport from the stereo's controls and/or steering wheel stereo controls. Very slick, but it costs $200 and requires installation.
Now Griffin has come up with a cassette adapter that offers many of the same features, only costs $25, and doesn't require any installation. The SmartDeck "allows you to control your iPod using the built in controls of your cassette player. Using patent-pending sensing technology, the SmartDeck determines which commands the cassette player sends to the iPod." Change songs without driving off the road. I'm all for that! And at only $25, it's hardly more expensive than other cassette adapters. Good stuff!