Filed under: Accessories, iPod Family
Control an iPod with your watch
Here's something for iPod-wielding athletes. The new Timex Ironman (approximate availability is later this month) will be able to control your iPod. With a 2.4 GHz range dongle connected to the iPod, the watch will let you play, pause, skip and jump to the next track, even with the iPod's hold button engaged.The features you expect from an Ironman watch, like timers and so on, are still available. This looks like a cool alternative for athletes who want wireless interaction with their iPods other than the Nike+ kit. Check out the pictures our very own Engadget snapped whilst unboxing one.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
scott said 1:21PM on 8-03-2007
That's cool, much better alternative to the mp3 watches where you have to run your cable to your wrist.
Now, let's make something less sporty and more professional looking for when i'm at my desk.
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Ozbone said 2:09PM on 8-03-2007
OK ... but whatever happened to the line of similar (but better looking) Nike products that surfaced late last year ??
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Ron said 2:29PM on 8-03-2007
Does it show the current playing song on the watch, or anything like that?
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JeffDM said 3:04PM on 8-03-2007
I think it's nice to not have to pull out the iPod, but the iPod does have a stopwatch, a clock, time zones and all that. It may be a little less convenient, but I'm not interested in buying something that looks like that.
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Ben said 4:47PM on 8-03-2007
Nike should have done this a long time ago. Or, alternatively, Timex should have added some distance- and calorie-tracking features to the watch. Would have been a huge competitor for Nike+. As it stands now, both do different things, and they are not compatible.
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Galley said 11:43PM on 8-03-2007
No track info? Yeah, good luck with that.
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Mark said 12:06AM on 8-04-2007
One draw back: this can't be used in conjunction with the Nike+ gear. That is, if you've got a nano and are using Nike+, you've got to choose which one you're going to use.
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Taylor said 8:40PM on 8-11-2007
6. No track info? Yeah, good luck with that.
iPod shuffle. Point made.
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