Apple Radio Remote for iPod (White)

by Apple

Product Details

• Item Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000MTEER4
• Item model number: MA070G/C
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)

Product Description

Listen to FM radio on your iPod and control everything with a convenient wired remote. You also get a set of earphones with a shorter cable that's a perfect fit for the remote. Compatible with iPod nano and iPod with video.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great radio reception but drains battery, July 23, 2007

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S. Dunning "sdunnin" (Edwardsville, il USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple Radio Remote for iPod (White) (Electronics)

Radio works well, easy to use, reasonable price and has good reception. Also comes with a set of earbuds.

All you have to do is plug this baby in and you get a radio option on the main menu. When in radio mode you can set station presets easily and if the station you are listening to supports RDS you will see the song information displayed.

There are a couple minor complaints with it worth mentioning. First you cannot charge your ipod while listening to the radio as the radio plugs into the dock connector. Second, it really drains battery life. I haven't done any formal testing but my non-scientific observation would put battery drain at 2x or greater of normal music listening usage .

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Pretty nice while it lasted..., August 5, 2008

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T. Paslay - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple Radio Remote for iPod (White) (Electronics)

$50 is steep for a mp3 remote, radio tuner or not. I decided to bite the bullet and pick it up anyway as I new I would get tons of use out of it at work. Which I did for about six months. Around the 5 month mark I noticed that I'd have to push the buttons two or three times before they'd register the command. Then it started to not carry the sound through, I would have to unplug it and plug it back into the ipod. Finally, it just stopped working. A co-worker bought one a few months after I did and his stopped working about a month ago.

I expect that kind of "craftsmanship" from a third party, knock off, company. I paid the extra money for quality and something that would work seamlessly with their product. I'd think twice about buying this device, or at least wait until it gets closer to the $20 range.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good product, though a bit pricey, July 18, 2007

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Mark R. Zembrzuski "Technological Savant" (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple Radio Remote for iPod (White) (Electronics)

Radio functions are really handy to have, though I've discovered I use it more as a remote control for my iPod.

The volume control on the remote has proven to be very handy for when playing Mahjongg.

Radio features are minimal, but I can't think of what features would add more usefulness.

$50, though? It's a bit steep, but then again, so is the price of an 80G iPod. Certainly a toy marked to those who can afford the expensive toys.