We have another option for an iPod cable besides the Apple one. The JVC KS-U30 charges my 3G iPod Touch and outputs video, so it must have an Apple authentication chip in it. I had the Apple composite video cable, but due to the way my iPod sits in my glove compartment, the cable would pop out of the iPod a lot of the time. The JVC cable has a locking plug with release buttons, it's black, and it's slightly more flexible than the Apple cable.