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When the new iPod Shuffle came out, people were very irritated with the device because the controls of the iPod were on the included Apple earphones and couldn’t use the earphones of their choice. Belkin has come out with a rather simple solution to this problem. They’ve released a headphone adapter that allows you take control shuffle with any pair of earphones.

Belkin’s adapter offers the same buttons and functions as the iPod. It gives users the option of adjusting the volume, skipping tracks, toggling between playlists, and hearing a song title. The adapter features a 3.5 mm jack input on one side and a 3.5 mm jack connector on the other with the controller directly in the middle. Its very simple and easy to use and will probably sell like hotcakes when considering how many people bought the Shuffle. The Belkin Adapter will be available in North America at the end of July and for the rest of the world, in Mid-August. The adapter will sell on the Belkin site for $19.99. No word on whether or not it’ll work with other iPod or iPhone models.

(Via Gizmag)


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4 Comments

Why is this needed…?

Siralop7, if you’re fine with Apple’s ‘buds, you do NOT need this.

Suppose I have a good pair of headphones I’d rather use instead of Apple’s earbuds — or for that matter, ANYthing other than ‘buds. With the controls built-in to the buds’ cord, I *cannot* use any other headphones. (I don’t know if it’ll play and you just can’t control it — but that’s not OK.)

My concern here lies more with Apple’s design: apparently either (a) it’s a VERY rare screw-up, as with the infamous hockey-puck mouse, or (b) the did it intentionally to *allow* third parties (e.g. Belkin) to profit as well. Either way, I won’t buy this model because of this.

cb

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