MP3onChannel -Take music with your Automobile!

Here it is, the latest addition to the Gadget Arsenal, the MP3onChannel. You can tell the company that manufactures this device relies on the quality and innovation of its products and does not just rest on the reputation of the company alone. How does one know this? The manufacturer of this device is not mentioned once. I looked all over the package, in the instructions and on the device, not one single name on ANYTHING, except MP3OnChannel (now that's low-profile corporate marketing). Well then, at least with a name like that, we know exactly what it is... maybe.

Well, the instructions are pretty clear cut, but let's walk through them:

1. Plug into the cigar outlet [ok, that's the hole in my dashboard that the cigars come out of, no problem... next!]
2. Plug flash drive to the player (MP3 files inside) [ok, so far lots of plugging]
3. Set FM channel on the car radio and then press "PLAY" on the player to start [the plugging is all starting to make sense now]
4. Adjust the channel if the signal has been interfered [conspiracy theorists may spend more time adjusting the channel, I'll assume my signal hasn't been interfered with. No black helicopters around here that I can see]
5. Move the player away after you turn off the car [but we just got to know each other! Please don't forget to write me, MP3onChannel!]

Well that's it, you get 1 use before the cigar outlet powered USB flash drive storing MP3 playing FM transmitting gadget has to move on to greener pastures - if you follow the instructions. I managed to keep my unit well beyond the first use and shipping the player off to new lands does not seem to truly be necessary. The transmitter was suitably strong and played a wide variety of both fixed and variable bitrate MP3's (I tried fixed encoding up to 320kbps and VBR with a max of 650 kbps).

This is the perfect addition to your gadget collection if you have some thumb drives laying around and want to take some tunes or Podcasts with you. The device does not support playlists, so it plays MP3's sequentially, but there is no easier way to move your MP3's from car to car. You'll always have a way to get your MP3's into any car's stereo without bringing a soldering iron and a wiring diagram.