Scosche passPORT Charging Adapter for iPod touch 2G, 3G; iPod nano 4G; iPhone 3G
- Compatibility: iPod nano 4G; iPod touch 2G; iPhone 3G
- Allows accessories that do not support USB charging to work with iPod and iPhone
- Allows car integration accessories that do not support charging to work with the iPhone 3G and September 2008-released iPods
- Pass-through port allows for easy plug-and-play installation
- Compatible with several aftermarket auto head-units
Amazon.com Product Description
The Scosche passPORT USB charging adapter allows accessories that do not support USB charging to work with iPod and iPhone. Firewire-to-USB Charging Pass-Through
If you have an older iPod interface in your car, battery backup system, or similar product, you might find that charging is not supported with your new iPod. The Scosche passPORT solves that problem with Firewire-to-USB charging capabilities, providing a 12V to 5V solution for iPod na… More >>
Scosche passPORT Charging Adapter for iPod touch 2G, 3G; iPod nano 4G; iPhone 3G
Others seem to have good luck with this, but I haven’t. I have an iPhone 3G hooked up to a Pioneer Premier DEH-P980BT headunit via the Pioneer CD-IB100II iPod adapter. This adapter is made for the older units, so I get the usual incompatibility message asking if I want to use flight mode. After hooking this up, I get the same message and still no charging.
Rating: 1 / 5
I bought the Scosche passPORT Charging Adapter to charge my 4th generation iPod nano in my 2008 Infiniti G37, but this device didn’t work as advertised. While I was able to charge my iPod using the passPORT, I couldn’t control my iPod from the car stereo with the device in place. Another annoying feature is how easily your iPod can slip off of the passPORT because the device does not include hooks to lock the iPod in place like there are for most connectors. Driving in your car, this does become an issue. It would have been a great product, but I couldn’t control my iPod once the passPORT was slipped in between my iPod and the car connector.
Rating: 1 / 5
Ordered this to use with my new 3Gs 32GB. When the car is stationary, it works like a charm — charges and plays. However, road testing proves it to be positively useless. Any song playing on the iPod app starts skipping and/or the phone just crashes and goes to a black Apple screen for 5 minutes. It almost seems like it disables any shake protection built in to the phone (I even tried turning off all the “shake to” features to make sure nothing was interfering). I’m most dissatisfied, and hoping I kept the packaging to return it.
Rating: 1 / 5
Works as per description. Unfortunately due to some not so good information from the manufacturer of my FM transmitter (Sonnet iFreq) i was lead to believe it would work with my iPhone 3G, which it only partially does, ie it charges but does not transmit music
Seems like a good device just make sure it works with your devices
Rating: 4 / 5
I connected this and at first it seemed great. I could finally charge my iPhone 3G with my Blaupunkt stereo’s iPod attachment. Then my wife noticed it was making noise. Kind of a scary electrical “about to fry” kind of noise. So I disconnected my iPhone. But I left the passport attached to my stereo iPod adapter. Big mistake. Today I was ready to go to a pediatrician appointment for my daughter, and my car wouldn’t start. The passport drained my car battery! What a piece of junk!!!
Rating: 1 / 5