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By: Timex’s Watch Controls Your IPod | AumTrails - Explore Deep!

Timex’s Watch Controls Your IPod | AumTrails - Explore Deep! — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:59:10 +0000

[...] Product Review: Timex iControl for iPod watch For those of you who run with your iPod, Timex has a new product that promises to help make it easier to manage your music on the run: the new Timex iControl for iPod. [...]

By: Jeffrey C. Jacobs

Jeffrey C. Jacobs — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:55:40 +0000

Of course, I never put my iPod to sleep BECAUSE it sleeps automatically when I do not use it, especially when I put it on hold. So I never needed that function myself, never used that function myself, never knew about that hold-down-play-pause feature before now and never plan to use it for the rest of my life. So, I really could care less if the iControl has no way of manually putting the iPod to sleep. I do agree that with the transmitter sucking juice from the iPod even when its asleep is REALLY awful!

OTOH, am I the ONLY one who tries to exercise the mind while I exercise the body? Am I the only one who uses his iPod for Spoken Word Podcasts and Audiobooks?? When you listen to spoken word, bookmarkable content, you almost NEVER care about advancing forward or back a track. The ONLY feature you want is the ‘What did he just say’ button or the 5-seconds skip-back feature. Or, in terms of iPod use, the Rewind function. Without a Rewind feature, the iControl is a no go useless hunk of metal, plastic and liquid crystals.

Will SOMEBODY develop an iProduct with the 5-seconds skip back?? I guess maybe when hell freezes over. Thanks, Apple and Timex, for nothing!

By: Joe English

Joe English — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:11:38 +0000

In answer to Guy’s comment: I haven’t been able to get an answer from Timex on this one yet, but I’m still trying.

I will say that I notice that my son’s baby monitor gives a loud crackle about once every two minutes and — after Guy’s comment — I’ve noticed that it doesn’t do this when my watch in not in the room with me. So maybe Guy is on to something here. . .

By: Guy

Guy — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:49:01 +0000

Perhaps a more concerning problem is that there does not appear to be any way of switching off the ipod control function. Although the dongle needs to be plugged in for this to work, that does not mean that the watch has its radio transmitter switched off when its not plugged in. The end result is that you should not really be wearing this where radio frequency (RF) interference could be a problem… for example on an aeroplane. So you can buy this watch, but if you travel you have to leave it at home? … not too convenient if you ask me.

By: dsuryavidyadhar

dsuryavidyadhar — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:25:51 +0000

i want more ipod watchs to purchase

By: trailrunningSoul » Blog Archive » Timex iControl for iPod watch

trailrunningSoul » Blog Archive » Timex iControl for iPod watch — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 23:34:11 +0000

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By: isualum

isualum — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:28:28 +0000

I was sold on it until I read that I lose my heart rate monitor and nike+….Both of these are fetures I want….

By: iamsamiam

iamsamiam — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:21:43 +0000

Neat device. As you mentioned, especially great for the gloved hands.

By: Download Music » Product Review: Timex iControl for iPod watch

Download Music » Product Review: Timex iControl for iPod watch — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 04:56:34 +0000

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