Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #11634 in Cell Phone Accessories
- Color: Black
- Brand: Griffin Technology
- Model: GC17090
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: .79" h x
5.00" w x
7.09" l,
.20 pounds
Features
- Hands-free microphone and an Auxiliary Audio Cable in one
- Control and play your iPhone, iPod or smartphone through your car stereo's AUX In jack
- Incoming call pauses the music on your iPhone or smartphone and sends call
- Easy set-up; just plug, play and talk
- Durable 35.4" (90 cm) stereo audio cable with slender plug design that lets your iPhone or smartphone stay in its case when you plug in
- Easy set-up; just plug, play and talk Durable 35.4" (90 cm) stereo audio cable with slender plug design that lets your iPhone or smartphone stay in its case when you plug in
- Handsfree mic with integrated stereo-audio cable
- Handsfree microphone and an Auxiliary Audio Cable in one Control and play your iPhone, iPod or smartphone through your car stereo's AUX-in jack
Griffin Technology Hands-Free Mic + AUX Cable
Product Description
Plug in and say hello to the easiest-to-use handsfree kit your iPhone has ever seen. Griffin's Auxiliary Audio Cable with HandsFree Microphone combines a 35.4" (90 cm) stereo audio cable with a high-sensitivity microphone so you can listen to the music on your iPhone or smartphone through your car stereo and talk handsfree with a single cable. Zero-configuration, zero-setup; just plug the slender microphone into your car's AUX-in audio jack and the 1/8" (3.5 mm) stereo mini jack into your device and listen to your music through your car stereo. Then when a call comes in, click the cable's inline switch to answer and talk while you keep your eyes on the road and your hands on the wheel. The incoming call plays through your car's speakers while the microphone picks up your voice loud and clear. Click again to end the call.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
24 of 24 people found the following review helpful.
By N. Porter
I originally wanted an AUX audio cable to link my iPhone 4 music to my car stereo, but when I came across this I figured that for the small price difference I'd try this as an option for hands-free calling too. I drive across states for business trips, and several of those are no-handheld calling states such as NY. I expect other states to move this way in the coming years, so it seems a logical move.Here are some notes based on my usage (in no particular order):- Setup is as simple as it comes. Plug it in to the AUX input on your car console, plug the other end into your headphone out from your player. Its ready to use.- The AUX audio function plays very clearly and cleanly from my iPhone, and doesn't seem to be adversely affected by the incorporation of the mic and/or the switch. I was a little concerned that sound quality might have been impacted by the build of the cable, but this is not the case.- The volume definitely needs to be turned up much louder on my car system than for other functions (i.e. louder than when I use it for CD/radio/OnStar calls)- An alternative to turning the volume up on the car stereo is to turn the iPhone volume up to max, but this means I have to keep resetting this each time I get in and out of the car. Its easier for me to just whack up the volume on the car. (If you have easily switchable 'profiles' on your phone you might be able to take advantage of that instead)- The sound quality of callers is excellent over my car speakers. I couldn't tell the difference from using my OnStar hands free calling, and this saves me from burning through those more expensive minutes.- The mic quality (as reported by the people I was speaking to) was described as "clear but quiet" and "far away". Like being a little too far from a speaker phone. No road noise or static/crackle was reported, just that it was very quiet. To me this is acceptable, I just need to be aware that I need to speak up and speak clearly, but speak normally (no need to shout). If you need perfect outgoing audio then you will probably need to get a jawbone of some kind or some much more expensive factory/aftermarket car-installed option.- I used this cable with my iPhone 4, which is not detailed as being compatible, but it is. It is not listed on the box either (just 3G,3GS), but it is listed on the Griffin Technology website. I guess the packaging just hasn't been updated yet.Some extra little tips you might find useful:1) The switch that is used to answer incoming calls can also control your music playing on your iPhone... (I'm not sure exactly what other devices this works on though)... Click once to stop the music, click again to continue (essentially a Pause)... Double-click to skip to the next track... Triple-click to go to the previous track2) If your phone has call waiting capability, when you have an incoming call...... Click once to put the current call on hold and switch to the incoming call... Click again to switch between calls... Press and hold the button to end the callIt does a reasonable job for a hands-free phone mic, and the AUX audio output to the car (phone and music) is excellent. Mic quality is decent but quiet. If you can live with this quieter mic, then the extra cost to get this hands-free feature is very good compared to the cost of a good audio-only cable, especially when you consider that the switch allows some control over your music playing without having to fumble for the phone itself.Recommended, as long as great outgoing call quality isn't necessary (again, its clear but quiet).
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
By L. Abate
This is verbatim from a review I wrote for [...]:Now that an increasing number of states are cracking down on driver cell phone use, it is becoming more of a necessity to go hands-free while behind the wheel. Griffin has just introduced a simple, but effective way to turn your car stereo into a hands-free speakerphone.How it works:Think of this device like an auxiliary cable with a built in microphone. It simply sends audio from the phone to your cars speakers. This means it can be used for playback of music as well as phone calls. There is a small microphone on the connector that picks up your voice during calls. In order for this cable to work you will need a car with an aux input, and a cell phone with a 1/8th-inch mini-jack output. The good news is that more and more car stereos are coming with such a connector, the bad news is the input must be on the front of the stereo. If it is in the glove box or center console, the microphone will not be able to pick up your voice.Build quality:The device is compact, has an in-line call answer/end button (similar to iPhone headphones), and is of very high quality. Griffin even went so far as to include helpful tags showing users what end to plug into the stereo, and what to plug into the phone. Nice touch.Call quality:Incoming sound quality was excellent. I could hear callers loud and clear through my cars speakers. Outgoing sound quality was not nearly as good. When I was stationary, callers said I sounded far away and they needed to turn their handset volume up all the way. When I was in motion, ~35 miles per hour, they said it was very difficult to hear me. To be sure it was not just an isolated case, I called three people who all reported the same troubles when I was en route.Conclusion:There are many variables when it comes to hands-free calling inside a moving vehicle. Electrical noise can negatively impact call quality, as does road noise. If the microphone sensitivity is turned up too high, callers will hear nothing but road noise. If it is set too low, they will have trouble hearing you. While I could hear callers very well, they could not hear me and were anxious for me to "take them off speakerphone."
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
By Dan
First off I don't use this product for my car I use the cable for my snowboarding helmet. I lost the cable that came with my audio setup and I was going to either have to buy a whole other skull candy system or get a simple male to male cable that didn't have and ipod control button or a microphone. Without getting to in depth I'll just say that it works like a champ. There is no feedback or audio issues when its hooked up to my iphone 4 and the button works perfectly to play, pause, ff, rewind and use voice commands (hold button). The button even works when I'm using pandora to play, pause and fast forward songs(no rewind on pandora). The coolest part is the microphone. On my helmet the 3.5 mm input is behind my left ear facing backwards no where near my mouth and when I make calls people don't know the difference between me holding my phone and me using the mic, its very good at picking up my voice. I know this isn't what the product is made for but if your looking for something to connect your helmet speakers or any other use like that I would highly recommended this product. Only wish it had volume controls but the volume buttons on my phone still can be used when the cable is hooked up.
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