How to play my ipod thru my car stereo?

I have a fourth gen. Nano and can't seem to find a device so I can play my iPod thru my car stereo. Is there one for the 4th gen. Nano I don't have a plug in and am looking for a wireless device?

You can convert songs by using the iTunes Advanced menu -> Create XXX Version. What type of version is controlled by the encoder selected in the iTunes Preferences -> General pane. Click on the "Import Settings" button to change.
When you use this, you will get an MP3 copy of each song you convert. You can find them in your library by sorting by the "kind" column and searching for "MPEG audio File".

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