Wednesday, Oct 11th 2006 by Rue Liu
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The Belkin SportCommand for iPod lets you control your music wirelessly so that you can keep your iPod protected while you do extreme sports. Strap the fabric remote to your arm and store your iPod in your backpack or jacket. This way, while your hiking, snowboarding, mountain biking, or what have you, you’ll be sure your iPod is tucked away safely while you can still listen to your favorite tunes all controlled via this durable flexible remote strapped to your arm. The remote features large buttons for easy control even with gloved hands. Priced at $79.99 and will be shipped in November.
The SportCommand wireless fabric remote control for an iPod [Via: Gizmag]
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YOU CAN’T TAKE IT TO ANYWHERE EVEN NEAR EXTREME !
I give the SportCommand a D- for misrepresentation. Saw all the advertising that involved being on the slopes boarding and skiing and said that’s exactly what I’m looking for ! Well guess what, the product can’t handle temperatures below 0C/32F ! I’ve taken the product to the slopes for 2 days where the temperature was just barely below freezing , both days the remote failed to function after 30 minutes of being outside ! So can you only use the sportcommand for snowboarding in summer ???
And this is not a defect in my unit , 2 of my boarding buddies are having the same problem… as well as seeing posts on the web about the same issue.
Another problem I have is with the receiver unit that is attached to the IPOD. The receiver unit continues to drain the IPOD battery even when the IPOD is turned off ! Three nights I have left the reciever unit attached to the IPOD and each morning the battery is totally discharged…. even thought the unit was off !!