Last year, my girlfriend bought me a nifty cable that enabled me to play music through my car stereo while charging my iPhone. It worked as advertised–music sounded great and I never had to worry about the iPhone’s battery dying while I was in the car. When it came time to upgrade to the iPhone 3G, the cable continued to play music from my phone, but the iPhone 3G did not recognize the cable as a power source, so charging was no longer an option.
I gave up for a while, until I came across the $25 Scosche passPORT. The 1.5-inch-high device fits between an otherwise incompatible charging accessory and the dock connector on your iPhone 3G or 2G iPod Touch, restoring the accessory’s original functionality. I’ve been using the passPORT with the cable in my car for a few weeks now, and it works flawlessly. The device is slightly thicker than a standard dock connector cable, so if you keep your iPhone in a case, you may have to remove it before using the passPORT.
The Scosche passPORT is available from the Apple Store for $24.95, and is compatible with iPhone 3G, second-generation iPod Touch, and fourth-generation iPod Nano devices.
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