FM transmitter, a car CD player substitution.

2:24a.m, 1-Aug 08, Home.

I have been using this device for quite some time, 1 or perhaps 2 years. Presumably, it's a multipurpose device, if not I wouldn't be utilizing it thus far. Revealing the unspeakable, 1 GB thumb drive, voice recorder, mp3 player + FM transmitter, a 4 in 1 ultra super electronic device. I wouldn't say this is a breakthrough in a technology but an innovation of an existing technology namely, the radio frequency where have been used for decades.

USB thumb drive, voice recorder, MP3 player + FM transmitter, manufactured in Taiwan. Brand, Celltech.

The most impressive function, of course the FM transmitter. It converts the mp3 digital music stored in the thumb drive into radio frequency and emits it, hence the name "transmitter". Whatever is transmitted, they must be a receiver to trap it, therefore your car radio antenna, radio antenna, mobile phone or whatever devices has the capability of receiving radio frequency, no doubt is the receiver. These receivers convert the radio frequency back into audible musics that blast out through your speaker or earphone as if you are listening directly to a live radio! Brilliant isn't it? What is it in with me?:

Celltech with an antenna plugged in, to emit (transmit) the converted radio frequency out.

1. You don't need a stack of CDs to store your favourite musics and needn't to swap in between CDs while you were driving - space saving and ergonomics.
2. You can anytime delete and copy new musics into your thumb drive via any PC, recycle is the key unlike CDs, you have to discard it when get bored with the musics. Moreover, burning the selected favourite musics into a CD is time consuming.
   
3. Small in sizes as in size of a thumb drive.
4. Low maintenance due to no mechanical movement as in CDs player does.
5. Portable.

Cons of this device:

1. Design failure of the display protection glass, easily breaks as seen on the pictures above. Feed up with twice change :(!
2. Press button feelings NG after multiple clicks. Still clickable but no confirmation sounds and feels :(!
3. Able to emit musics from its store only! There is another standalone device available in the market that allows whatever thumb drive inserted into it, emits the musics stored in that thumb drive, powered by insertion into the cigarette jack of a car.
   
4. Slight disruption on signal when approaching or within close proximity of telco towers, approximately 100 meters.
   

Setting up this device:

1. Kindly tune the transmitter frequency into the desired and less interference channel. From here, I had selected FM104.4MHz.
2. On which channel you should select, is a channel which isn't in conflict with the existing channels utilised in Malaysia. Check out this website, to select the best and less interruption available channel. This website is not restricted to Malaysia but other countries as well.
   

Range of frequency channels available on Celltech. Ranging from 87.5MHz to 108.0MHz printed on the back.

1. Now, kindly tune the receiver frequency (radio receiver, mobile phone and etc) into the ditto channel, FM104.4MHz, thus they are in sync with each other and save this channel for future use.

Mobile phone tuned to FM104.4Mhz.

Viola you are done! Example of this configuration, a mobile phone is used as a receiver, tuned into FM104.4MHz and place it within a reasonable distance away each other. Musics can be heard from the earphone of the mobile phone! Easy! Now you can try on your car radio, instead of listening from earphone but speakers :)!

Mobile phone with a capability of receiving radio frequency and Celltech (radio frequency transmitter) side by side.

I bought this Celltech 2 years ago with a price of RM280 (USD$87.50). Currently, with a new release specifications of 4 GB storage and at a price of RM160 (USD$50), it's worth your money. However, due to its low durability of the display protection glass really puts me off from acquiring a new :(! Searching for a better brand.

Non-related yet useful sentence:

Who works achieves and who sows reaps - Arabian Proverb.