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If your iPod has become a part of your life, and for hundreds of millions of people around the globe it has, you probably use it for more than just occasionally listening to a song or two. For many people, their iPod has become an indispensable companion, one that is with them always, and one they discover new uses for every day. While Apple originally designed the iPod's user interface assuming that users will always operate it in their hands, an increasing number of people make their iPods the center of their music and entertainment systems, or they use them in ways Apple never imagined. Which means they need an iPod remote. After all, who wants to get up every time they want to listen to a new playlist or change the volume?
Now before you go, "Yeah, yeah, who needs yet another remote?!" consider the many ways iPods are used these days. It's not just that whole industries have sprung up that make iPod speakers, iPod music systems, alarm clocks and stereos that have iPod docks, and all sorts of other equipment that centers around the iPod (let alone all the thousands of screen protectors, touch screen guards, invisible shields, covers and cases for the iPod and Apple iPhone); it's that people now use iPods in places Apple simply didn't think of. Examples? How about all those runners who have their iPods strapped to their arms, hikers who have them in their backpacks, or drivers who keep them in a glove box? Or all those folks who use their iPods by the pool or on a boat or on a motorcycle where things can get wet?
Again, an iPod remote is the answer. But how can that be done? Gadgets like iPods (or PDAs or MP3 players) aren't designed to be used with remotes the way TVs and home theaters and Blu-Ray players are. And while you generally have a clean line of sight with TV and DVD player remotes, that would definitely not always the case with an iPod remote. Which means infrared, the most common technology used in remotes, is out (it couldn't be used in bright sunlight anyway). Bluetooth is a possibility, but it's fairly complex and can be frustrating to set up, as almost anyone who's using Bluetooth headphones can attest. Instead, the answer is an older, simpler, and yet more reliable technology: FM. So how does it all work?
In essence, an iPod remote control consists of a FM transmitter and receiver. The receiver is built into a small dock that can accommodate the classic iPod, iPod Nano and Video and iPhone, as well as the iPod Touch and iPhone. The transmitter is in a small, water-resistant remote that you can keep in your hand or in your pocket, without any wires at all. The remote sort of mimics the iPod controls all dedicated iPod users are familiar with in their sleep, and there's also a small LCD that shows songs, playlists, modes, status and such. Since it uses FM, the remote's reach is up to 150 feet, and it works around corners and through walls.
Costing very little (but being infinitely more useful than the cheap cell phone accessories you can find at the checkout of every drugstore), an FM-based iPod and iPhone remote can open entirely new worlds to music lovers. Put your iPod where it's safe and where it works best, and simply operate it with a small, handy remote. It makes perfect sense.
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