UK bans iPod gadget that lets you send songs from Apple's iPod music player to an FM radio has fallen foul of UK laws. The $35 cylindrical device, made by Griffin Technology in the US, is plugged into the iPod and can be tuned to any FM frequency.

iTrip on an iPod

A N Micro, the UK distributor of the iTrip, said use of the device was prohibited under the Wireless Telegraphy Act of 1949. The act forbids the use of radio equipment without a license or an exemption. The iTrip transmits at very low power on an FM frequency and so in theory could interfere with broadcasts from a radio station. read full article