Ever come across an ad for an Intex product on billboards, television, or shopfronts? Neither have we. Intex products have always had to be content peeking out from the back of the shelves. But this is about to change, promises the company. A recent chat with spokespersons highlighted a new approach and a dynamic product range.
Let's start off by discussing a product that is one a kind and is part of the new vertical for Intex – In-Car Accessories (ICA). Intex says the ICA range is currently available in select markets: Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Ahmedabad, Surat, Delhi and Noida. In the next few weeks, they will be available in Goa, Indore, Ludhiana, Jammu, Chennai, and Cochin. The product lineup includes MP3/CD/DVD receivers, speakers, subwoofers, FM modulators, and more.
The product we have here is the EUP-802, which happens to be an MP3 FM modulator. While talking to the company we learned that a predecessor (called EUP-801) was in the market for some time and did pretty well. Some drawbacks presumably necessitated an upgrade in the form of the EUP-802.
The modulator is targeted at people who own an old cassette stereo system in their car, and don’t have plans to upgrade in the near future. It's as simple as it can get: just plug it in and you are ready to go.
The EUP-802 works on radio frequencies, which can be tuned into from the car stereo. But more on that later; let’s talk about the design first. Unlike the EUP-801, this is a folding model. You can adjust the portion sticking out of the charging socket so that it fits well without intruding.
The buttons (play/pause, forward/rewind etc) are placed on top, along with a tiny display screen. The device is USB-ready and has an SD Card slot at the rear. This means you can connect your portable hard drive, iPod, even SD cards, and listen to music.
The EUP-802 also has an auxiliary input, but the problem is that it’s a 2.5mm jack. So you'd better have a 3.5mm converter to connect your MP3 players.




