FM transmitters: iTrip vs everyone else in our real-world test

The Doro RadioStreamer's compact design was refreshing after the iTrip's cable-related rubbishness. To celebrate, we adjourned to a more melodious choice of music. No, not the extraneous brutality of Napalm Death, nor the complex musical intricacies of our beloved Dream Theater...

For the final leg of this journey, we chose The Smurfs. Their eclectic and clever choice of cover versions don't emphasise strongly enough the intelligence behind the fusion of Papa Smurf with the previous success of original pop artists. One would be forgiven for thinking this was a form of musical irony.

Anyway, the RadioStreamer immediately enraged us by cutting out some of the finest moments of I Want A Little Puppy, by dropping its signal frequently. Moving the transmitter closer to the car's aerial helped, though this got steadily tedious once we'd moved into the classic Mr Smurftastic -- a childhood favourite, not to mention an auditory work of genius on the blue midgets' part.

Its patchy signal was only part of the problem though; sound quality itself was quite poor, and the buttons were a pain in the smurfing backside to use. All this for £29.99? We'd rather not.

The Doro RadioStreamer FMT 300 stands in a sorry last place, though it earned points for looking cute and for having a pleasant backlit display.