FM Radio for HTC Wizard

[NCC-1701]

Ok so this is my first post here, so if I drop a clanger, please bear with me.

I've got an HTC Wizard (T Mobile Vario etc) but there is something I'm really missing. :(
Does anyone know of anybody that makes & sells a wired hands free kit with a built in FM Tuner? I would have preferred a built in FM radio in the phone (yes I know, I should have got an Atom), but I didnt & now I have to live with it.

I know Nokia & Sony Ericsson do external tuners for their phones. It should be easy with an Wizard because the only connections are via jack sockets.

I have turned EBay upside down looking for this type of thing, but all I can find are cheap looking plasticy things from China that run on watch batteries! I was looking for something a bit more up market.

I'm sure I can't be the only person in the world that
wants an FM radio bolt on for their Wizard!?

Or am I???????????????????????????????????????

[Rudegar]

you can get a fm radio sdio card which would add fm radio to all pda's with a sdio slot

[ZeBoxx]

the Wizard uses MiniSD, and as such won't work with any SD I/O cards. Afaik, you can't get an SD I/O > MiniSD converter either?

[NCC-1701]

This is not good news. I too have seen the SDIO cards. I think all they do is bleed power from the device, rateher than being truely integrated. But never seen a mini SD devive :cry:

Anyone seen anything combined into a headset?????

[ZeBoxx]

Plenty of radios that are basically stuck on a plug and two earbuds;
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0002EQXFK.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

But I don't know if they work together with the Wizard for e.g. voice commands (which I personally don't use, so doesn't matter to me)

[NCC-1701]

Yes I am aware of the type of radio that you mention. As I said in my original post "I know Nokia & Sony Ericsson do external tuners for their phones". Problem is they dont have the correct plug to use with a wizard (ie 4 conector, 2.5mm jack plug) which is what you need to listen to MP3 music (for example) then maybe switch to a phone call & then listen to the radio all using the same headset. The Motorola one is close, but the pins on the jack plug are not correct :cry: Something like this would be great, ie a headset (with microphone) + a radio. Am I asking for too much?????

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[ZeBoxx]

I guess you are ;)

Could take some cutters and a soldering iron and work some magic with that :>

[User22]

Hi, have a look on the following link, it is the one i am using.

http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=111492

[NCC-1701]

N I C E ! :D

It almost fits the bill. If only it could use the bluetooth connection to use the MP3 player on your phone (in stereo of course). I think I need one of these N*k*a (sorry I nearly swore) & A2DP. Assuming the T Mobile ROM ever turns up will A2DP work on a wizard?

Why is it that the BIG 3 phone companies look after their phones with good accessories? Come on HTC, your phones are great, but they need to branch out & support the phone range with some add on goodies.
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[Echilon]

This is not good news. I too have seen the SDIO cards. I think all they do is bleed power from the device, rateher than being truely integrated. But never seen a mini SD devive :cry:

Anyone seen anything combined into a headset?????
You're right about that. I had an SDIO WiFi card for my magician. Whereas the battery would normally last a few days, it would be dead within an hour with the WiFi card in.

[rohseq]

Hi,

I have been searching around for something like this too. Unfortunately no luck.

Any of you guys find something interesting?

rohseq

[NCC-1701]

Sadly not. I too am still searching the internet for something, but so far nothing that matches the criteria has popped up. Its becoming more & more annoying :x Every time I see something its a specific product for one of the big phone manufacturers. Clearly they put a value on selling accessories (presumably for a good profit) to enhance their phones, whereas most Windows powered phone owners are left to fend for themselves with stuff off fleabay.

Makes me wonder if its worth going down this route again :( So far I have had an original SPV, E200, C500, C550 & now a Vario (Wizard). Next time around I might go back to the big "N" & enjoy the benefits of buying something from a fully supported product range.