Jeremy Charette
10-04-2005, 06:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/smartdeck/index.php' target='_blank'>http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/smartdeck/index.php</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Griffin Technology Inc., announces that they are now shipping the SmartDeck Intelligent Cassette Adapter for iPod. SmartDeck allows users to control their iPod using the built in controls of their cassette player. Using patent pending sensing technology, the SmartDeck determines which commands the cassette player sends to the iPod. SmartDeck is more than just a cassette adapter for iPod; it achieves truly seamless integration between iPod and cassette deck. Users can utilize the cassette deck's forward and rewind buttons to advance to the next or prior songs in the iPod playlist. In addition, pause and stop buttons do what pause and stop buttons are expected to do. When the user hits the cassette deck's Eject button or switches from Cassette to Radio, Griffin's SmartPlay technology automatically pauses the iPod."</i><br /><br /> <img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/prod_smartdeck_main.jpg" /> <br /><br />Interesting. A "smart" cassette adapter. It's certainly cheaper and more convenient than adding an auxiliary audio input to your existing car stereo, and can easily be moved from car to car. One huge advantage I can see with this device is that you don't have to take your eyes off the road to operate the iPod, just use the same controls you'd normally use with your car stereo. It's creative thinking like this that really sets a company apart, and Griffin Technology has never followed the beaten path.