Posted by anthonyberet on 12/12/05 00:23

Sado wrote:
> Hi there!
>
> Could anyone please explain how this strange adapter works?
>
> http://www.mp3adapter.tk/
>
What a very weird item. My first reaction was that it is a joke, but
then I found this:

http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/review/merconnet_portable_mini_car_mp3_cd_adapter_review

- That could also be a joke, but I suppose both items could possibly
work, although they are a bit kooky - reminds me of the ronco record
vacuum for some reason:
http://www.recordcollectorsguild.org/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=21614

I suppose the CD adapter could work by pointing a laser into the laser
receiver in the CD-player and replicating the flickering that the
internal laser would give when reflected from a spinning CD. The
cassette-tape adapter could use an electro-magnet to replicate the
changes in magnetic intensity caused by a magnetic tape being drawn past.

Both products seem a bit crap. Why don't car-stereos have audio-in sockets?
It wont be long before they all do.

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