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Kensington LiquidAUX Auxiliary Car Kit with Remote for iPod; iPhone 1G, 3G | List Price: $79.99
Discount Price: $50.48
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Brand: Kensington
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: 2 years warranty
Features: - Compatibility: iPhone 1G, 3G; iPod nano 1G, 2G, 3G; iPod classic 1G, 2G, 4G, 5G, 5.5G, 6G; iPod touch
- Superior sound quality from the direct auxiliary port connection through your car stereo system
- Plugs directly into your vehicle's auxillary port and is operated with a 2.4GHz wireless remote control
- Charges iPhone and iPod devices through the 3.5-mm auxillary cable
- Designed for vehicles with auxiliary ports in the center console
IF YOU HAVE A PRIUS, IT'S THE BEST CHOICE OUT THERE [Posted on 2008-11-14]
If you have a Prius, this LiquidAUX by Kensington is the closest thing you will get to a perfect car-phone interface. No, you cannot control it from the Prius touchscreen, but the charger and aux input fit in the center console and you have enough lead to the dock connector to put your iPhone/iPod just about anywhere. Me, I have a Kuda leather mount on the dashboard, a Dice charger cradle, and the Kensington fits in the cradle dock perfectly. The iPhone is then right next to my touchscreen, and an easy reach to control the iPod or phone. I would like about a foot more of dock cable, but the 3 feet length is good enough.
If you had the $15 Belkin cup holder/iPod holder it would work there and the cable coming out of the center console would be even more discreet. I love having my iPhone in easy sight while driving so I can read (NOT send) text messages or see caller ID. Phone calls go through the built-in Prius bluetooth and music plays though the aux line, and the phone switches flawlessly between them.
The only drawback is that voicemails still don't play through either bluetooth or the aux line. For that you have to switch to speakerphone. I think that is a bug within the iPhone, not this Kensington device.
You will, however, need to get a ground loop isolator. You can get them on eBay or Amazon for $10-15. If you don't, the sound gets staticky.
I have gone thrugh about six different methods of linking/charging my iPhone 1G and 3G in my Prius, and short of getting a $250 kit and paying $150 to get it installed, this $55 kit is the absolute best option out there.
Good, but could be better. [Posted on 2008-11-18]
I've had this for almost two months now and while I dig having a remote that works (most of the time) and charger all in one, there are some issues that need to be fixed in the next iteration of the product.
First and foremost is that the audio quality when using the audio plug in the charger is quite degraded when compared to a plug connecting directly to the headphone port.
Also, as I said before, the remote only seems to work sometimes. There are times when it will work for days at a time and then randomly decide it doesn't want to work. Unplugging and replugging it in seem to solve the problem, but its annoying none the less.
I personally haven't had some of the problems other owners have such as the plug falling apart (mine seems quite sturdy in fact). Nor have I had any issues with the remote being mounted on the steering wheel. I have a feeling that the mounting issue depends more so on the shape of the wheel and such. I did get the whine but that's not this products fault, but rather the fault of my cars improperly isolated aux port. A ground loop isolator fixed that problem (for only about 10 bucks.) Other than that I think its a good product that could only get better with some refinement.
If you pick one of these up don't use the audio cable that connects to the charger, use one to connect directly to your headphone jack and aux jack. You should be set.
iPhone Car Option [Posted on 2008-11-24]
Overall, it works great.
However, a minor limitation is that the accessory outlet is located near the AUX input for your stereo. The kit comes with an extension cord that will help.
The remote works, although, it can be a little inconsistent. Additionally, the remote only works with basic functions, and is relatively small, and can be lost easily.
Lastly, you do occasionally get the "Accessory is not made for iPhone", but all in all, it is a good product.
Works well [Posted on 2008-11-25]
Works ad advertised. The sound is great, and like most Kensington products it is built well. The only thing I would change would be the remotes suggested location. I found that it did not work well on the steering wheel, but when attached to the transmission lever it did. On the steering wheel it was always in the wrong place when I wanted it, and I kept moving it around. On the transmission lever, it is out of the way, but very user friendly when I want to use it.
Charger connector is loose [Posted on 2008-11-26]
I bought this product to make use of the AUX connector on my '09 Honda Pilot. I wanted to connect my IPhone 3G and the idea of a single connector for recharging and playing mp3s sounded like a good idea.
In terms of sound quality, it's definitely better than an FM transmitter.
However, the down side is that the charger connector (as many people in this forum have observed) is very, very loose. In my case, it caused problems with the sound, at times, only coming out from the left speakers. I had to jiggle it a lot so that the sound would properly come out from both right and left-side speakers. When I hit bumps, it would also cause the right side of the speakers to fade out.
If they fix the charger connector, this would be a much better product. As it is now, I'm going to return it, and use separate cables for the charger and the aux.
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