MP3 through your car's FM tuner

Philip Wong | Jun 21, 2007

Launched in early 2007, the Sound-Fly differs from most FM-based music transmitters in two major areas. It's one of the few models which does not ship with a brand-specific dock and it doubles as a standalone MP3/WMA music player. The former is actually a better design taking into consideration the myriad proprietary jacks featured on different MP3 players.

Replacing those incompatible sockets is a universal USB port. This is of the regular size version, compatible with inexpensive thumbdrives and high-capacity harddisks, up to 32GB in storage size. It also features an integrated car cigarette adapter for hassle-free plug-and-play installation, less the usual cords when paired with a compact thumbdrive.

Playback feature-wise, there is really nothing to shut about other than file indexing and automatic load-and-play. But hey, what's there to complain about an affordable-yet-compact US$35 product. Talks are already underway for Asian distributorship, though you could always source for one in countries such as Korea, Germany and Russia.

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