Gadget of the Day: Griffin iTrip AutoPilot

Well it’s compatible with all dock-connecting iPods as well as the iPhone, for a start. It still charges from your car’s ciggy lighter, but now it uses SmartScan technology to find the three best FM frequencies for playing you tracks, then saves them in the memory for quickfire selection later. And if your car stereo has RDS, the iTrip AutoPilot will even throw up the song info on its display.

Even better, though, is the control unit on the end of the charging plug. It allows you to select tracks and control volume, and also features a light ring which glows red/yellow/green depending upon the amount of charge left in your iPod. So now you can slam your iPod in the glovebox instead of trying to wedge it in a cup-holder.  

The iTrip AutoPilot does a lot more than the original, but contrary to its name, don’t expect it to drive your car for you, you crazy fool.

Dan Grabham Editor-in-Chief

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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