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  • CortJstr · 2 years ago
    Uh, my iPod came with a wired remote. Did they stop giving these away after 3G? What next, no charger, dock, or connector cable?
  • dimonolog · 2 years ago
    Those are really weird!! I remember I've seen something like an iBuzz at one of my friends. I asked her, what the heck was that, she said "Oh! That's aaaaa..... eye massager." I guess she enjoys the "eye-massager" a lot!!!
  • gm0n3y · 2 years ago
    My iPod also came with a wired remote. Its had a headphone jack so that it would fit in series between your headphones and ipod. Seems like a good idea to me.
  • Mark · 2 years ago
    The wired remote isn't that much of a bad idea (maybe not at that price...) If you've got one of the larger video iPods, and you're listening to music with it in your pocket, its a pain to pull the whole thing out to simply change a song. I wouldn't want a wireless remote for that, because to be small enough not to overstuff your pockets, it would be too easy to loose.
  • Ted · 2 years ago
    Well, the only thing that they come with now is the dock connector cable. You have to buy everything else seperate. Including the charger! They have pretty much stripped it down to the bare essentials. I got a charger with my 4g iPod, but didnt with my updated 5g. I already had the stuff from the last one, so it wasnt a big deal.
  • anonymousforumguy · 2 years ago
    It's bad enough that the ipods are 350 bucks each, but these add-on extras are just overpriced products, milking the already overhyped ipod to the enth degree. The ipod pillow? The ipod mousepad? The ipod barbie, belt or car? Who buys this crap?? People must be buying them cause they keep selling them....

    Spend 100 bucks less and get an mp3 player, that looks and feels better, weighs the same and has the same storage and features.....just not the brand name.
  • Snake · 2 years ago
    YOU might think that a wired remote is a "bad" idea...but I guess you just don't need it...like I do - a MOTORCYCLIST.

    Finally, a remote control that can work an iPod (which is situated inside a tank bag or my inside jacket pocket) and playing through my helmet's built-in speakers.

    Without a wired, FULL FUNCTION remote...you're shit out of luck if you want to see what your iPod is doing or want to change a song while moving. The remote is far easier - and therefore, far safer - to use.
  • JULIO · 2 years ago
    that belt wasnt that bad it actually looks good not bad at all i might buy it
  • therewasthisguy.. · 2 years ago
    I don't get the hype around iPod, iTunes is one of the most annoying programs ever made and the audio-quality is not really that good. There's so many better mp3players out there than iPod. L8ter!
  • ZhoRZh · 2 years ago
    The absolutely worst iPod gadget is iPod itself!!!