Car Dock for the iPhone?
I am looking for a car dock for the iphone that has the following features:
1. Line out to connect to the aux input of the stereo - I want this on the dock so I can dock/undock with one hand i.e. I don't have to manually plug/unplug a cable in the headphone jack while driving.
2. FM transmitter - for rental cars while traveling, many do not have stereos with aux in.
3. Must be able to tilt the iphone horizontal for GPS & other things
4. Must be able to hold the iphone securely in 2 ways a) it must grip the iphone at least on both sides, the ones that only attach at the bottom allow the phone to shift & sometimes disconnect during cornering, and b) if it has a flexible steel neck, it has to be stiff enough not to move during cornering.
5. Must not give the warning "This accessory was not made to work with your iphone..." every time you plug it in.
Products I have tried:
DLO Transdock: The Transdock only attaches to the iphone at the bottom & it shifts during cornering causing it to loose connection. The flexible steel neck isn't sturdy enough & moves during cornering, and the tilt mechanism is too easy to move & won't hold position.
Belkin TuneBase FM with Clearscan: I picked this up while on travel last week, and it seems to satisfy all the criteria except for the fact that it is not officially iphone compatible, and gives the non-compatibility warning every time you plug it in.
Belkin is coming out with two new TuneBase Hands-Free models called the "Direct" and the "FM". The Direct works by a line out and the FM works by FM transmitter. Problem is, I need both a line out for my car & an FM transmitter for rental cars without an aux in. EDIT: I've been told that the FM model may have a line out which would be the ultimate solution, once I get my hands on one I'll report back.
The TomTom option that is coming out soon seems to be only for GPS & doesn't have an FM transmitter, I'm not even sure it has a line out.
The Griffin Roadtrip only attaches at the base, and Griffin's website doesn't mention anything about a line out. EDIT: The website does mention a cradle (but doesn't show it), I'm assuming that would secure the phone well enough, if this has a line out it would also work - I need to get my hands on one of these as well.
Are there any other car docks out there that have these features?
1. Line out to connect to the aux input of the stereo - I want this on the dock so I can dock/undock with one hand i.e. I don't have to manually plug/unplug a cable in the headphone jack while driving.
2. FM transmitter - for rental cars while traveling, many do not have stereos with aux in.
3. Must be able to tilt the iphone horizontal for GPS & other things
4. Must be able to hold the iphone securely in 2 ways a) it must grip the iphone at least on both sides, the ones that only attach at the bottom allow the phone to shift & sometimes disconnect during cornering, and b) if it has a flexible steel neck, it has to be stiff enough not to move during cornering.
5. Must not give the warning "This accessory was not made to work with your iphone..." every time you plug it in.
Products I have tried:
DLO Transdock: The Transdock only attaches to the iphone at the bottom & it shifts during cornering causing it to loose connection. The flexible steel neck isn't sturdy enough & moves during cornering, and the tilt mechanism is too easy to move & won't hold position.
Belkin TuneBase FM with Clearscan: I picked this up while on travel last week, and it seems to satisfy all the criteria except for the fact that it is not officially iphone compatible, and gives the non-compatibility warning every time you plug it in.
Belkin is coming out with two new TuneBase Hands-Free models called the "Direct" and the "FM". The Direct works by a line out and the FM works by FM transmitter. Problem is, I need both a line out for my car & an FM transmitter for rental cars without an aux in. EDIT: I've been told that the FM model may have a line out which would be the ultimate solution, once I get my hands on one I'll report back.
The TomTom option that is coming out soon seems to be only for GPS & doesn't have an FM transmitter, I'm not even sure it has a line out.
The Griffin Roadtrip only attaches at the base, and Griffin's website doesn't mention anything about a line out. EDIT: The website does mention a cradle (but doesn't show it), I'm assuming that would secure the phone well enough, if this has a line out it would also work - I need to get my hands on one of these as well.
Are there any other car docks out there that have these features?
3G, iPhone OS 3.0
