Hi Jen, I spend about 10 minutes on google and below is some of what I found. It always amazes me how somebody often says something doesn't exist without bothering to check; it's been my experience that when it comes to iOS accesseries and apps almost everything exists. The Lingo iMini sounds like your best choice based on what I found, as the one article I included a link for nmentioned, some of these FM accessories used to exist, but the easy availibility of online FM radio streams do somewhat make them less popular. The iRis battery case with built-in FM receiver is also interesting, but both products are pricy. If you go to the Lingo Support link from the iTunes app store description you can find pricing information, not the best website for a screenreader user and I only saw pricing in Euros, 49 /Euros for the iMini FM Dongle and I think it was 79 Euros for the IRis FM case. If you don't mind carrying a second device you'd be much better off (and most likely less expensive) to buy a very small portable radio, I have one that I had for a long time and it's about the size of the iPhone but somewhat thicker and it runs on 2 AA batteries. I'll send you a direct email as well about this, but I thought the information below maybe of interest to others as well.
LINGO iMini FM dongle for iPod/iPhone/iPad with FM GO! http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fm-go!/id451934726?mt=8 LINGO Limited is an Apple MFi Licensee with offices and facilities in USA, UK, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. LINGO has a wide range of industrial design and engineering teams and is dedicated to developing novel applications for digital radio & multimedia products that work with Apple iOS and with Android-based devices. LINGO is proud to introduce patent-pending iRis battery pack for iPhone 4, world's first iPhone 4 battery pack that comes with an App – DAB GO!, DAB Go! is an intelligent App that runs FM / DAB / DAB+ radio receiver embedded within iRis. It provides iPhone 4 userswith an intuitive graphical user interface to access FM and DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting)on iPhone 4's screen. Unlike conventional battery packs, LINGO's patent-pending power management technology– Charging Wizard , automatically monitors iPhone4's internal battery power and inject energy from iRis' battery when iPhone 4's power drops to a pre-selected power level. It completely eliminates an embarrassing situation when your iPhone 4 runs out of power yet your battery pack's power is full. LINGO's iMini FM/DAB/DAB+ receiver is the first FM / DAB / DAB+ receiver dongle with DAB GO! app to work with most of the Apple products including iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad. Different from traditional DAB dongles that simply use Apple devices as power source, DAB GO! offers a convenient graphical user interface to allow Apple users to select radio channels, to control volume, to label favorite stations, etc. LINGO's mission is to provide a broad selection of chic, high-quality, and creative portable wireless products to work with smart electronic devices. Stick with us as there are more to come! Tivizen IP-100 DMB 30 pin dongle Enabling mobile tv and digital radio on your iPod, iPhone and iPad. Supports DMB/DAB/DAB+ on iPod, iPhone and iPad devices via a free app from the App Store. Digital Radio and Mobile TV via DMB/DAB/DAB+ in Band III. http://www.theidag.org/device/trivizen.html Top iPod and iPhone Radio Tuners http://ipod.about.com/od/misc/tp/fm_tuners.htm Regards, Sieghard -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
