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ITrip
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[[Image:IPod with iTrip01.jpg|thumb|right|Fourth-generation iPod with iTrip.]]
[[Image:Itrip nano.jpg|thumb|right|An iTrip for nano.]]
The '''iTrip''' is an [[FM-transmitter]] made by [[Griffin Technology]] as a [[iPod#Accessories|third party accessory]] for [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]'s popular [[iPod]] [[MP3 player]] and [[iPhone]].

The iTrip plugs into the headphone socket (or USB port, depending on the model) of the iPod and converts the audio output into an FM radio signal, which can then be picked up by appliances such as car radios. It has a range of about fifteen feet (four and a half metres), and can broadcast on any FM [[frequency]] from 76.0 to 108.0 [[MHz]] (though the default US configuration is limited to 87.9 to 107.9&nbsp;MHz). Instead of using batteries, the iTrip draws its power from the iPod through the remote connector port and the [[dock connector]] for an iTrip with a dock connector.

In March 2006, Griffin Technology released versions of some of their iPod accessories, including iTrip, for the [[Sony]] [[PlayStation Portable]] (PSP).

== Models ==

=== iTrip ===
The original iTrip was introduced in 2001, and since then has grown into a family of products with different features, and designed to work with different smartphones, tablets, and audio players. It consisted of a cylinder that matched the form-factor of then-current iPod models, with a stereo mini headphone plug. ⏎
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The main iTrip product, which is still sold just under the name ''iTrip'', consists of just the main cylindrical unit, the headphone jack, and remote connector. Instead of external buttons, the iTrip uses the iPod itself to control the broadcast frequency. Software bundled with the iTrip adds a playlist to iTunes containing audio files with a special set of tones in them. When this playlist is synched to the iPod, the user plays one of the tracks corresponding to the desired frequency, which causes the connected iTrip to adjust frequen(contracted; show full)
* [http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/itrip/ iTrip product info page by Griffin Technology]
* [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/23/micropower_transmitters_legalised/ Register article announcing OFCOM's Decision to Legalise the iTrip in the UK]
* [http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/vacant Lists unused US FM frequencies in a given area]

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