Belkin TuneBase Direct with Handsfree for iPhone
Get the best possible sound quality by plugging your iPhone or iPod directly into your car stereo's 3.5mm audio input with TuneBase Direct. Plus, its new hands-free feature lets you easily and safely answer your iPhone while driving.
- Listen to music from your iPhone or iPod while it charges
- Talk on your iPhone and answer calls, hands-free, as you drive
Overview
Belkin's new TuneBase Direct allows you to pick up a call on your iPhone while in the car, hands-free, making it the most convenient way to listen and talk in your car.
Take advantage of your car's auxiliary input
Using a 3.5mm cable, TuneBase Direct connects to your car stereo through the auxiliary input jack, so you can play the music from your iPhone or iPod and charge it while in the car.
Convenient placement
The thoughtful design of the TuneBase lets you use it without removing your iPhone or iPod from its case. The TuneBase cradle also easily repositions your iPhone horizontally to view turn-by-turn directions and videos.
How to answer calls in the car
- Listen to music from iPhone in the car
- When call comes in, TuneBase Direct fades out music
- Answer the call by simply pressing a button on the TuneBase
- The call's audio will come through the car stereo
- Safely talk using speakerphone feature
Did you notice?
You can listen to music from your iPod or iPhone on your car stereo, and also answer your iPhone hands-free when on the road.
Apple Recommends for...
Anyone who has an aux-in port available in the car and wants to listen to music from their iPod/iPhone while driving.
What's in the box?
- Belkin TuneBase Direct
- User manual
Note: Products sold through this website that do not bear the Apple Brand name are serviced and supported exclusively by their manufacturers in accordance with terms and conditions packaged with the products. Apple's Limited Warranty does not apply to products that are not Apple-branded, even if packaged or sold with Apple products. Please contact the manufacturer directly for technical support and customer service.
This accessory is compatible with the following:
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iPod 4th generation
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iPod 5th generation (video)
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iPod classic
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iPod mini
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iPod nano 1st generation
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iPod nano 2nd generation (aluminum)
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iPod nano 3rd generation (video)
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iPod nano 4th generation (video)
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iPod touch 1st generation
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iPod touch 2nd generation
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iPhone
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iPhone 3G
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iPhone 3GS
Most Recent Reviews
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Belkin TuneBase Direct with Handsfree for iPhone
A good hands-free option and Does work with 3GS
Written by JR from Godalming
Jul 20, 2009
Contrary to the other posted review, the Belkin TuneBase Direct DOES work as a handsfree device for the iphone 3GS. I have been us…Read moreing for 2 weeks and it works just fine. Occasionally, you need to change the TuneBase frequency and the sound quality is no better than average (not as rich as an FM radio broadcast for example), but the fact that you can move from car-to-car and the build quality is excellent justifies the cost.
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Belkin TuneBase Direct with Handsfree for iPhone
Works for me
Written by SM from Loveland
Jul 17, 2009
I debated long over buying this product and used any and all reviews I could find. It is funny how you can read 10 good reviews b…Read moreut the 1 bad one sticks in your mind. I imagine the task of making a product that will work even adequately in a large number of different vehicles is difficult and compromising. For me the tunebase direct does a good job at all the things I wanted it for. It provides a mount/holder, although no matter where I move the arm it does hinder access to the climate controls, but not enough to worry about. It does play music/etc. through my aux connection, and although not up to audiophile addict standards it sounds pretty good to me. And it does allow me to have hands free calling, and this feature seemed to be the most suspect in most reviews, but after adjusting volume levels on the phone and on the stereo it seems to work just fine. The caller claimed to hear me clearly enough and I heard them very clearly. And of course it charges the phone. The one thing that I might complain about is having to plug in a 3.5mm to the headphone jack. I'm no engineer and maybe it is obvious to those who are why this has to be, but I can't see why they can't make it so it only needs to be connected to the bottom dock connection. Other than that I am very satisfied with this unit.
(8 of 8 people found this review useful)
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Belkin TuneBase Direct with Handsfree for iPhone
Audio Quality is Lacking
Written by LN from Bothell
Jul 17, 2009
Since this is first and foremost a product for connecting an audio product to an auxiliary port on a car stereo, audio quality sho…Read moreuld be the first thing they get right. Unfortunately, there is a constant buzzing in the background when playing audio through the device.
Other than that, it does everything else in an ok manner. But an audio product should not have audio issues.
Also, contacting Belkin's customer support was a miserable experience and I am still trying to get things worked out. I may just have to eat the cost and find something else.(3 of 9 people found this review useful)
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Most Useful Reviews
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Belkin TuneBase Direct with Handsfree for iPhone
nice design, not bad, not great
Written by CB from Houston
Jun 28, 2009
IPhone 3Gs
1. This is the most complicated packaging on earth, It took me 10 minutes and two cuts from a knife to get the produc…Read moret out.
2. The pieces appear to be well designed and the holder for the phone is discreet.
3. Install: Everything plugged in as advertised. My concerns before I bought were with the length of the arm holding the phone. This is a cantilever with a good amount of weight at the endpoint (the phone), so as suspected the phone moves when touched and has to be held to effectively push the home button without unintentionally repositioning. When the car was moving the movement wasn't too bad but it did move.
4. Music play: Here I use both my ITunes library and Pandora. Both sounded great and again worked as advertised.
5. Hands free: The unit came with a disclaimer about feedback. I feel this should be in the fine print before you buy. Hands free sounded great on my end, however the other end the feed back was really annoying. Because the mic is off to the side and at a similar level to the door speakers of the car there is a good amount of crossover in sound. You would have to turn the speakers down to an almost inaudible level to cancel the feedback. I have a Volvo Xc70 and this could be related to the location of my speakers, other cars may not have this problem.
6. Verdict: Buy this for the music function and holder first and Hands free second. I like Belkin and have many of their products. This is simply a case of physics, and location, there is no magic device that will do this well for Hands free unless you pay $$$ for a pro unit.
(42 of 49 people found this review useful)
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Belkin TuneBase Direct with Handsfree for iPhone
EXCELLENT PRODUCT!!!
Written by DW from YUKON
Jun 28, 2009
I have been waiting for this device a long time. One you can play music and take calls thru your car stero without a Bluetooth dev…Read moreice(this one is "also" compatible with Bluetooth headset but not necessary). I looked for a device for the original iPhone since day one and now that I upgraded to the iPhone 3GS I am very happy this product arrived. It works very well. I like the capability of it charging too. (I did have the 3.5mm cable in backwards at first, my fault but when connected properly it starting the charging process). You have to adjust volume on phone and stero to get the right volume but once you do it works PERFECT! The gooseneck cable could have been just a bit longer but not really necessary for it to work great. I give this item a 5 STAR RATING.. I am so happy I purchased this today. Very easy installation. I LOVE THIS PRODUCT!
(34 of 38 people found this review useful)
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Belkin TuneBase Direct with Handsfree for iPhone
Great dual-use product
Written by DT from Falls Church
Jun 29, 2009
I recently bought this because my old car adapter does not support my iPhone. So far this has done a great job of allowing me to …Read moreplay my music through the car stereo, and also has worked really well as a hands-free device -- just make sure you turn the volume up on your iphone otherwise you may not hear it through the car stereo. My only BIG complaint with this is the location of the aux output and USB ports on the adapter... they're located on the bottom of the piece that plugs into the cigarette lighter instead of on the side or top... this seems to be a big design flaw as most lighter plugs are located at the bottom of the dash of the car making those ports inaccessible. So I have to keep the unit rotated and bend the arm back up to plug in the aux line, and the arm isn't as strong as I thought it would be. But it still works well for both music and talking on the phone.
(24 of 27 people found this review useful)
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