People using iTrips, the small radio-transmitting gadgets used for connecting iPods to car stereos, will soon be law-abiding citizens. Comreg, the telecoms regulator, has revealed to this blog that it is to soon decriminalise the use of such short-distance transmitters. The only catch is that the items will have to have the 'CE' mark, indicating that they conform with EU standards (meaning that models imported from the US will remain illegal). iTrips were sold in Irish shops for a short while until Comreg clamped down on retailers, pointing out the rather anachronous broadcasting legislation.
People using iTrips, the small radio-transmitting gadgets used for connecting iPods to car stereos, will soon be law-abiding citizens. Comreg, the telecoms regulator, has revealed to this blog that it is to soon decriminalise the use of such short-distance transmitters. The only catch is that the items will have to have the 'CE' mark, indicating that they conform with EU standards (meaning that models imported from the US will remain illegal). iTrips were sold in Irish shops for a short while until Comreg clamped down on retailers, pointing out the rather anachronous broadcasting legislation.
You can still buy similar devices in the laptop shop in Stephen's Green - think the brand name is Extreme Mac
Posted by: Piaras Kelly | June 04, 2006 at 12:46 PM
I saw a similar device in a small electric / electronics shop here in Carlow yesterday.
Posted by: Michele Neylon | June 05, 2006 at 01:55 PM
Check out this web site for iTrips - an Irish company and definitely the cheapest around.
http://www.iaccessorise.com/ipod-accessories/fm-transmitters/country=IRE
Posted by: CBreen | July 18, 2006 at 04:19 PM