July 17, 2008
Speaking of using my iPhone in the car, the Kensington LiquidAUX seems to be the best solution available for cars with built-in aux audio jacks. The (expensive) Volvo iPod kit that I bought for my XC90 didn’t work well with my original iPhone (charged, but no audio), but it didn’t work at all with the iPhone 3G. I ripped it out and installed the LiquidAUX in about 10 minutes, and it not only works and sounds great, it does so with very little clutter, thanks to the Volvo’s well-hidden power and audio connections. It comes with a steering wheel remote that controls the iPod functionality wirelessly; it looks very cool but I haven’t bought a battery for it yet. The LiquidAUX Deluxe integrates everything into a dock, but I prefer to keep the iPhone free to pass around so passengers can control the music.