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Next iPhone To Transmit FM To Your Stereo?

Submitted by Edward Kirk on April 6, 2009 - 12:52pm.
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Last week, references to Broadcom's BMC4329 [PDF] wireless chip were found in the iPhone 3.0 beta seeded to developers. After some digging around, 9to5 Mac has discovered that the new chip has the ability receive information over FM radio frequencies, but can potentially be used to send them as well. One possible use for this could be broadcasting music into a car stereo without the need for an external adapter. It could also be used to receive FM broadcasts on the iPhone.

Submitted by Hans on April 6, 2009 - 2:41pm.
That would be an awesome feature as long as it has the power to work in larger cities

i think it would be outdated

Submitted by madscientest on April 6, 2009 - 6:22pm.
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Originally Posted by Hans View Post
That would be an awesome feature as long as it has the power to work in larger cities
once bluetooth audio get here, it will be outdated. yes, I understand that not every stereo has bluetooth but the fact still exist that the need for an FM transmitter is outdated. you cant transmit video, audio controls, etc over FM but you can on A2DP..