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The Free iPod + iPhone Book 4<br />
iDESIGN<br />
1 2 6<br />
4 3 5 7<br />
1 The original iTrip<br />
for the firstgeneration<br />
iPod.<br />
2 iTrip for 3G and<br />
4G iPods, the<br />
series’ best.<br />
3 iTrip Pocket and<br />
iTrip for iPod nano.<br />
4 iFM, in top (silver)<br />
and bottom<br />
connector<br />
versions.<br />
5 iTalk and iTalk Pro.<br />
6 iBeam’s flashlight.<br />
7 iBeam’s laser<br />
pointer, the only<br />
pocket iPod<br />
accessory with<br />
an eye safety<br />
warning.<br />
screens, and the template was set for<br />
literally generations of future add-ons.<br />
Long in gestation, another breakthrough<br />
accessory - iFM - was the first to add<br />
an FM radio tuner to the iPod, using a<br />
silver and white design that perfectly<br />
matched the iPod mini, later shifting<br />
to jet black for Apple’s release of the<br />
iPod nano. Used with certain iPods, iFM<br />
could not only tune in FM stations, but<br />
also record them in realtime, letting<br />
you hear songs or talk shows again.<br />
After pooh-poohing FM radio, Apple<br />
unexpectedly released the iPod Radio<br />
Remote - complete with iPod-integrated<br />
tuning and preset software - effectively<br />
shutting iFM out of the market. By this<br />
point, though, Griffin had plenty of other<br />
eggs in its basket. iTalk, a stylish voice<br />
recorder with a silver speaker grille, was<br />
the best-looking and -sounding device of its<br />
type, eclipsing the functionality of Belkin’s<br />
earlier, similar Voice Recorder for iPod and<br />
Universal Microphone Adapter with a<br />
single, less expensive alternative. A sequel<br />
for later iPods, iTalk Pro, added a second<br />
microphone but lost iTalk’s integrated<br />
speaker, delivering a less impressive overall<br />
experience in the process. And there were<br />
occasional odd releases, too, such as iBeam:<br />
the first and only laser pointer for the iPod,<br />
packaged with a miniature flashlight. As<br />
odd as the idea might sound, the company<br />
unapologetically noted that iBeam sales<br />
were superb. Gimmick or not, it’s hard<br />
to fault the company for experimenting<br />
with new ideas. That’s what geniuses do,<br />
and why Griffin’s pocket gadgets have so<br />
changed the way we think about iPods.<br />
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