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Top Tips To Choosing Your IPod Accessories-Part2
...... iPod Shuffle-like interface to control these iPods. It also adds radio-tuning capability, with station details being displayed on the iPod screen. Support for this accessory was added in iPod firmware 1.1. The remote is connected via the iPod dock connector (as the remote port seen on previous iPods is not included on the 5th generation iPod or iPod nano), and includes a shorter pair of apple headphones to reduce clutter.
iPod docked on an iPod Hi-Fi with its speaker grill off and an Apple Remote lying beside it. The iPod Hi Fi is for immediate sale at the price of $349. The iPod Hi-Fi is an amplified loudspeaker system that docks with the iPod. The dimensions of the Hi-Fi are 17" x 6.6" x "6.9". The unit can either be plugged into the wall or run on D cell batteries. The Hi-Fi weighs slightly under 17 pounds. Integrated carrying handles allow for easier transportation of the Hi-Fi. The Hi-Fi utilizes two 80-mm wide-range cones and one 130-mm woofer cone. The Apple Leather Case for iPod is a handmade, Italian leather case, which is serious bling for your iPod. The cases come in three models (30GB, 60GB, and iPod nano). They retail for $99, which has been classified by many as "highly overpriced." Though previously there has been some off-brand merchandise that had iPod docking radio stations that worked the same way as the iPod Hi-Fi.
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BMW released the first iPod automobile interface to come from an automotive company. The interface allowed drivers of late-model BMW vehicles to control their iPod through the built-in steering wheel controls and the radio head unit buttons. The iPod attached to a cable harness in the car's glove compartment and allowed the driver to create up to five unique "BMW playlists" that were displayed through the vehicle's radio head unit. Many car dealers will be integrating their car stereos with iPod soon. More than thirty percent of the cars in the United States now include iPod support. Honda will be the first to include speech-to-text capabilities that allow drivers to search for playlists, artist and album names or genre.
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