If you’re desperate to tune your iPhone into terrestrial radio, Gigaware has just released the Gigaware In-line Control with HD Radio for iPhone receiver ($79.99), which works with an accompany app, HD Radio (free, iTunes link), already in the App Store.
In addition to high-quality digital sound, the receiver sends information like artist and song title to your iPhone. You can mark the songs to buy later off iTunes.
The device comes in at a rather hefty $79.99, and it’s only available via Radioshack.
Product summary:
Upgrade your iPhone listening experience with this in-line control with HD Radio from Gigaware. Simply attach it to the dock connector on your iPhone (also fits iPod touch®) and start enjoying HD radio. Featuring more choices, crystal-clear sound and no subscription fees, it lets you enjoy your music the way it was meant to be heard. Song information, such as title and artist, appears on your iPod’s display and iTunes® Tagging allows you to “tag” songs you hear on the radio for subsequent purchase via Apple’s iTunes. Plus, the in-line remote replicates the click wheel of the iPod, giving you a handy extra set of controls.
- Easily connects to your iPhone and iPod touch via the dock connector
- Receive HD radio signals that offer CD-quality sound
- Song information, such as title and artist, appears on your iPod’s display
- iTunes Tagging saves artist and song information to your iPod for purchase via Apple’s iTunes
- Discover HD2 substations hidden between your regular stations that only HD radio can deliver
- Play, Stop, Pause, Forward, Backward and Scan controls that your fingers can locate by touch