| For people who aren't techno geeks the act of | | | | snowboarding you will be stoked to know that |
| buying new electronic gadgets is sometimes | | | | Burton Snowboards has introduced a backpack |
| challenging. The user manuals are usually | | | | and a jacket developed specifically to go |
| little if any help because they are written | | | | with the iPod and allow you to control your |
| in geek speak Almost all of the new cell | | | | device via the Softtouch application on the |
| phones and MP3 players today come with | | | | sleeve of the jacket or the strap of the |
| another onslaught of accessories to go along | | | | backpack. This makes it super easy to control |
| with them and the iPod is no different. So | | | | your music while you are hitting the |
| how do you know which accessories you really | | | | slopes.The new iPod radio remote is a wired |
| need for your iPod?The iPod ecosystem as it | | | | remote control using an interface similar to |
| is sometimes called, is the accessories | | | | the Shuffle. This accessory also brings radio |
| market that exists for the portable player. | | | | tuning to your player and shows the station |
| Companies like Lansing, Bose, and JBL | | | | being played on your screen. Support for this |
| manufacture speakers that work in conjunction | | | | accessory is included in the firmware version |
| with the device by making use of the thirty | | | | 1.1.The iPod HI-Fi is a must have for those |
| pin connector on the unit. There are other | | | | who wish to use their device to play music at |
| manufacturers that offer add-ons to the | | | | home. This system features amplified |
| device allowing it to play your music through | | | | loudspeakers and docks with your player. The |
| a radio, record audio, and recharge on the | | | | system offers the option of plugging into a |
| go, or even use wirelessly with a remote | | | | regular outlet or running on D cell batteries |
| control.Of course there are also cases | | | | for portability using the integrated |
| available for the portable device with people | | | | handles.In the automotive industry, the |
| buying these not merely for protection of | | | | German automaker BMW introduced the first |
| their devices but to make them more | | | | interface for the iPod that was released by a |
| fashionable as well. These cases are made by | | | | car manufacturer. This is a really cool |
| companies that specialize in the fashion | | | | option that allows you to control your unit |
| industry and are usually constructed of | | | | through controls on the steering wheel or on |
| silicone or plastic. Apple also offers cases | | | | the stereo buttons in the dash of the |
| and brought out nano tubes to go along with | | | | vehicle.Gregg Hall is an author living in |
| the iPod Nano.If you are into skiing or | | | | Navarre Florida. |