But the latest addition is a 2-in-1 combination, more exactly a MP3 Player with FM transmitter. Sure, it doesn’t look like much, but taking in consideration the huge fan base of the Disney cartoon character, it must be a good item.

In addition to transmitting music to your car stereo thanks to the FM transmitter, which comes with a cigarette lighter adapter, you can use it with other audio devices like the home stereo system.

It comes with 1 GB of built-in memory, and a remote control.

The Mickey MP3 Player with FM Car Transmitter costs $24 and is available in red or blue.

The in-car CD tuner has a USB port so you can just plug-in your flash drive and start listening to your favorite tunes. If you don’t have a flash drive nearby, bluetooth is also an option to be used with cellphones, or other media players that support bluetooth.

In case you want to take extreme measures, pick a gadget that is compatible with Bluetooth AVRCP, so you can press play, pause (and other buttons) straight on the car stereo. Along with the new feature to search MP3s called Quick-BrowZer, comes an AUX input for headphones.

If you are into the new trend of car radios that don’t use CDs, maybe the Parrot RK8200 will please you, in many ways…

The upcoming (in March) car radio has a simple face, with a numeric keypad on the left, volume and playback controls on the middle, and a small screen on the left. The audio can be delivered via USB, SD memory card, analog inputs, and lastly, by iPod – while using a special connector. Thanks to these 4 kinds of audio sources, we doesn’t need the CDs.

Obviously, the RK8200 radio comes with bluetooth that works with your cellphone, and on the display it can show the caller ID, phonebook, and more information related to the music.

- Number of contacts: total of 8000
- Voice recognition
- Text-to-Speech (TTS) voice synthesis of the names in the phonebook

In case you want an extra accessory to listen to radio on your iPod, there are plenty of normal options on the market, but if you want a particular alternative, the Robi is what you need, because it is capable of transmitting digital and analog radio content.

Priced at £50 ($103) and made by Roberts, the small radio receiver works with the iPod’s battery, so you don’t need to worry about recharging it. With a display screen and buttons located on the front, it provides easy usability, and besides being able to transmit radio, the Robi can also work as a remote control so you can change the volume and other options, like rewind, pause, next track, etc.

Robi is compatible with second-generation iPod nanos and fifth-generation iPods and according to the maker is “the world’s smallest DAB/FM radio receiver accessory”.

Made by Roberts from the UK, the Robi is able to offer DAB and FM radio in a small sized device. It has controls to adjust the volume, the radio frequency, and the music playback. Among other details, the tiny screen shows information about the radio you’re currently listening.

The robi costs £50, approximately $103 and works with the iPod and iPod nano.

The title of this post explains everything this portable gadget is able to do. The 2-in-1 rechargeable device works as an outdoors fan, and a AM/FM radio at the same time.

It measures 15-inches and each full charge provides 4 hours of non-stop radio action and “wind blowing” to keep you fresh.

Portable design also features a carrying handle and weatherproof plastic casing.

Priced at $80.

Revo Pico is a portable radio with plenty of functions, not only is it able to transmit radio thanks to a FM receiver, or by using the DAB feature, but it can also play audio files from your mp3 player or computer, thanks to the Pico’s M-Port.

Obviously, the best features stay for last – the Revo Pico has a rechargeable battery with a life time of 8 hours per each full charge.

Being portable and not needing “real” power, it means that you can have sound anywhere you want, such as the beach, near the pool, close to the soccer field, you name it…

Supported audio files – MP3, AAC, WAV, RealAudio

At reco.co.uk it costs £100, or you can pre-order it at Amazon for $250.

In the beginning of car radios with USB ports there weren’t many with built-in memory, but now that times have changed it looks like Kenwood wants to change that aspect. They presented the Kenwood 929 which can:

• play CDs (compatible with MP3, WMA, AAC and WAV)
• features a USB port to play music as well
• has 512MB of built-in memory which is useful to copy songs from a CD/USB pen to the radio itself

One “strange” thing about the Kenwoood U929 is the face that doesn’t have many buttons like it usually happens, instead the radio comes with a small remote control.

[Via GeekSquare and Akihabara]

In case you enjoy the retro style check out the Dinette audio system that has an old-school look on the outside, but some high-tech stuff in the inside. The 3-in-1 device features radio, a CD player, and obviously an alarm clock with options to wake up with the sound of the radio, CD or buzzer.

CD player is 20-track programmable with twin 5W speakers.
Dimensions approx: 28.5 x 18 x 17.5cm.

Besides the black color there is a pink one as well.

Valued at £70 which is close to $140.

I need to admit an addiction to good looking radios, and the Crosley Vintage is one of them. It is not the first time we talk about this old-school radio company, remember the Explorer 1 XM Receiver?

Anyway, the retro design of this radio is notable, it even has the trippy controls and small radio frequency display on the front. There is a mix of technology in this device, because the outside looks old, but the inside is high-tech with an electronically assisted tuner and a dynamic full-range speaker.

Obviously it features AM and FM functions, and to get a better signal reception there is an external antenna.

Tagged at $30.