«Listening to an iPod over a car stereo may be easier in the future, judging by an invention Apple Computer is trying to patent. Apple's patent application (No. 20050286481), which the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office made public recently, describes "a method, apparatus, and system" that wirelessly plays iPod audio files over an FM radio receiver, such as a car radio. The invention, described as a "method for data transmission utilizing a portable multimedia device," also taps an FM radio technology known as the Radio Data System (RDS) to wirelessly transmit data, such as artist and song title, to a receiver. Several gadget blogs have speculated that Apple will build the technology into future versions of the iPod, putting pressure on companies that sell iPod add-ons that deliver similar capabilities, such as the popular iTrip from Griffin Technologies (...)»

fonte: «iPod to get built-in iTrip?», By Alorie Gilbert, CNET News.com, January 10, 2006, 3:54 PM PST