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Brand: Griffin Technology
Model: 4021-ACPOD
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Griffin Technology 4021-ACPOD Review
Griffin Technology 4021-ACPOD Review by Baivab Mitra "Save a tree, one at a time" (NJ)
Ok! Here's the bottom-line first: (a) It's MEANT to be a remote-control for your PERSONAL use, not for placing the iPod connected to your $800 stereo-system and then trying to play music from another room. (b) It's handicapped by the availability of options of the iPod. What I mean is iPod gives you the options like pause/play/rew/fwd. Now, if someone is thinking why it doesn't allow (Alas - read such reviews); it will mean that GOING OVER what iPod allows. This means someone has to mysterically put the wires INSIDE iPod, reconfigure it to allow such options.
Now - what I felt. Being in New York and travelling daily to office in subway and later a long walk; I needed the ipod to be safely tucked away in my backpack with my Shure (excellent product, isolates sound completely. The iPod earphones are essentially junk) providing me the music and this remote giving me the flexibility to jump songs/replay a song/increase the volume or a simple pause. That - it does immaculately. Perfect. Being in RF range, I CAN place the iPod in my backpack. The previous remote of mine forced me to have the iPod in line of the remote (IR they called it..;) .. rather stupid. NEVER ONCE did the remote miss a beat, did ANYTHING horrible. Best part, they have the hold switch too. That means I can safely chug it along and not fear the buttons getting "accidentally" depressed. Built: Very solid and sturdy.
All in all - a good product. The main unit's connection points are gold-plated, so they are extremely reliable.
Griffin Technology 4021-ACPOD Review by Stone (Santa Barbara, CA USA)
I could not be happier with this product. My only question is how they can market it so cheaply. I use my iPod mini for studying Japanese (Pimsleur course), and I constantly stop and start the playback as I listen and repeat. This product allows me to do so hands-free, both in the car and walking around. (Well, I still have to hold the remote, but it's a lot easier than holding an iPod tethered to your ears.) The response is virtually immediate, and I've tested it up to 20 feet through walls. A very cool product.
Griffin Technology 4021-ACPOD Review by C. Adams (Milford, CT)
This remote is almost everything you could hope for. It looks PERFECT with the iPod - with similar finish and build - and it's a breeze to operate right out of the box.
Just a few shortcomings keep me from thinking it TOTALLY perfect:
1) Can't be used while in most cases. But this is a shortcoming of anything that has to be plugged into the top accessory port;
2) *** most critically - if your iPod is docked at all through the docking port, the remote has ***NO*** volume control. You must get up and go over to the dock and raise/lower volume on the dock. Just like the click-wheel volume won't work when the iPod is docked, neither will the volume control on the remote work.
I can overlook the case issue since it's a common issue with accessories. However, I would have liked it to have been made clear that I'd have no remote volume control when the iPod was docked. I guess I could have figured it out - but it didn't occur to me before I bought and used it.
That all said, I still give it a 4 out of 5 rating. It's great if you use the iPod alone, without a case (running, biking, etc). If you want ANY kind of remote for your iPod, you should seriously consider this one.
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Griffin AirClick Remote Control for iPod Features
- Five button remote allows for play/pause, next track, previous track, and volume up and down
- Includes a convenient remote holder with velcro straps to allow attachment as an armband or to a bicycle frame or steering wheel
- Remote Dimensions: 2.75" x 1.25" x 0.5"
- Wander through the house while in full control of your tunes
- Uses RF signals that travel through walls for control anywhere in your home or outside, up to 60 feet away
- Item Dimensions: 1 x 1 x 0 inches; 0 pounds
- Brand: Griffin Technology
- Model: 4021-ACPOD
- Product Type: Electronics
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