Logitec announces line of colorful in-car DAPs

by Evan Blass posted Jun 29th 2006 at 4:11PM

Japanese manufacturer Logitec -- who, as we found out the hard way, is in no way related to the ~~American~~ Swiss firm Logitech -- has just announced a colorful set of in-car DAPs that plug directly into your vehicle's lighter socket. What's more, the MP3- and WMA-capable LAT-FM300U includes both a built-in FM transmitter and line-in jack, so you can broadcast directly to your head unit from either the device itself or from an external player like an iPod. And judging by the $68 price tag and lack of storage information, it sounds like you'll probably need to bring along a more capacious device on trips lasting longer than an hour or so, as we doubt you'll be getting more than 512MB of flash memory when these drop in early August.

[Via Digital World Tokyo]

Filed under: Portable Audio, Transportation

Tags: dap, fm transmitter, FmTransmitter, in-car, lat-fm300u, lighter socket, LighterSocket, line-in, logitec, mp3, portable audio, PortableAudio, wma

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dominik @ Jun 29th 2006 4:21PM

Japanese / American !?
Well, the "American firm Logitech" is actually a Swiss company with a large American subsidiary...

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SR @ Jun 29th 2006 4:28PM

^^^ Thank you I was just about to say. Everything is not American.

BTW, he was saying that Logitec is Japanese note the spelling difference. Logitech is in fact Swiss.

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chris @ Jun 29th 2006 4:33PM

looks like a USB host port on it, probably doens't have any on board storage at all.

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JL @ Jun 29th 2006 4:49PM

There's a company (VR3) that makes the same thing.
I bought one of their units at Target for $30.

No onboard storage, you use usb flash drives, It supports
mp3, wma, has a line in jack with custom cable that
fits most devices with the 1/8" mini stereo plug.
Also built in FM transmitter.

see old engadget article about it - LOL

http://www.engadget.com/2005/06/23/vr3-fm-modulator-turns-flash-drives-into-car-audio-players/

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bgdc @ Jun 29th 2006 6:12PM

FM transmitter units SUCK. WTF are people doing still buying that crap? honestly, FM radio is bad it's hard to believe people put up with that. Either use a line-in aux port or install one in your car.

FM transmitters...blech.

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kaztm @ Jun 29th 2006 10:37PM

More pics here:
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20060628/logitec.htm

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Kelvinyam @ Jun 30th 2006 4:00AM

You can get this at RM40 (approx USD10) from Malaysia. China made.
No onboard storage, you can plug in your thumbdrive.

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Jymbob @ Jun 30th 2006 5:59AM

A quick google will find you a VR3, VR7, VR8 and VR9, all with USB and line in, the latter with shuffle, memory, SD slot and ID3-tag display.

Just got a VR9 for 30 quid, which is about 50USD.

Check on ebay.

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Craig @ Jun 30th 2006 12:19PM

I'm surprised that they got away with the name. The first time I read this I thought it was Logitech.

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