This has got to be the most useful product I have ever purchased. It is much cheaper than a good set of ipod speakers and can be used in an identical way as well as playing in the car. It is really useful as it is so small so can be carried round and used at random moments, you can play your ipod all the time. The only thing is it doesn't charge your ipod while you use it and uses up a lot of battery so you have to charge your ipod very often. This was especially useful for me as my ipod broke and I couldn't use the headphone socket. So I just brought a mini portable radio and I could still listen to my ipod as normal. Just be careful you don't lose it, I would highly advise this product however. Nifty, Useful and really good .