Griffin Airclick Mini Remote Control for iPod Mini

Manufacturer:	Griffin Technology
List price:	~~$39.99~~
Our price:	$24.69 that is 38% off!

Griffin Airclick Mini Remote Control for iPod Mini

Average rating: Stars

Great Buy!

I'm very satisfied with this - good price, and it works as described. No complaints.

Griffin Airclick Mini Remote Control for iPod Mini - Griffin Technology

Great range, cool size and shape

I placed it on my car's hand brake, because it is a little big to place it on the steering wheel. The range is awesome, the ipod is now inside de glove box. You can turn it on and off and use all the functions as in your ipod. Mine is a mini ipod. Great white color. The only bad thing is that to take it out form its holder you must take out the holder too, you can not dettach it without taking out the control holder. Great buy for mp3 car enthusiasts.

Griffin Technology - Griffin Airclick Mini Remote Control for iPod Mini

Truly wireless and truly remote

This is another brilliant item from the folks at Griffin Technologies and I suspect that it will supplant the iPod Remote from Apple that I currently use when riding my motorcycle. Why? It's wireless. Better yet, it's RF (radio frequency) wireless instead of infrared. Indeed, this is the first remote control for the iPod/iPod Mini that uses RF instead of infrared. This means that it does not need line of sight/directly pointed at the iPod but instead can work through walls, backpacks, etc. The unit comes with a clip as well as a mounting piece/holder for the remote - you can use it as an armband or to mount on handlebars, etc.

Other plusses are that the radio operates at 433 mHz - not likely to be subject to, or cause, interference with cordless phones, microwaves, cell phones, wireless routers, etc. as it is in a different frequency band from those items. Also, the fit is tailored to the iPod mini - like the iTrip, it fits flush and square to your mini - a nice, clean solution and it has a headphone passthrough (which is to be expected).

I do have some minor nits to pick. First, the headphone passthrough is not compatible with Griffin iTrip. You could use another FM transmitter (like the Belkin TuneCast (ick)), but you cannot use the very nice iTrip. I mostly use the iTrip in the car though, where I do not typically need or use a remote - so I do not expect this to be an issue for me, but it might bug someone else. Second, this is a five function remote for a seven function iPod. The FF, REW, Vol +, Vol -, and Play/Pause functions are replicated on this remote, the Menu and Select functions are not. Accordingly, you cannot navigate menus or between playlists, etc. This is not really a Griffin complaint, but an Apple issue as I don't believe Apple allows for a seven-function remote implementation (as all remotes I have seen are five function plus a hold switch). Third, the remote (really any wireless remote) will use some additional amount of your mini's power. Finally the 60 ft. range is probably overstated and is only for the most ideal conditions - no walls, etc.

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