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Apple Universal Dock for iPod (White) Feature: Supplies include iPod Universal Dock, remote control, user guide, and five dock adapters that fit iPod nano 3G; iPod classic 6G (80 GB and 160 GB); iPod with video 5.5G and 5G (30 GB and 80 GB); iPod touch; and iPhone Connect the Dock to your computer with the cable that came with your iPod or iPhone, then place your iPod or iPhone in the Dock to sync and charge the battery Connect the Dock to an electrical outlet using a USB power adapter; then, place your iPod or iPhone in the Dock to charge the battery Connect the Dock to a stereo or speakers using a stereo audio cable to play music from iPod or iPhone Control playback from a distance using the included remote control Average Rating: 2.0 Average Rating: 2.0 out of 5 Price: $47.82

Customer Review of Apple Universal Dock for iPod (White) by Aaron Gleason
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Customer Summary Oh, come on now, Apple!
Customer Full Review For those of you who know me, I'm a BIG TIME Apple fanboi. I have 3 Macs (my wife has two), 2 iPods (my wife has one), and I'm running Mac OS X Leopard on all my computers using the family pack. I love Apple.

Until this product.

Does it do what it says? Technically, yes. It allows you to "dock" your iPod and control music from the remote and play video using the appropriate video cable (I have an iPod Classic 80GB which requires a different video cable from previous iPods).

What it does not do is allow you to control your iPod as you would expect. For example, the remote control is the standard Apple remote that comes with modern (read: Intel-based) Macs. It features a "menu" button. This button is completely NON-FUNCTIONAL with the Apple Universal Dock. It does not work like the menu button on the iPod. (This is stated in the manual.)

If you have your iPod attached to the TV and you move the selection using the wheel to one of your TV shows and press Play (the center button) on the remote, MUSIC starts playing. Huh?! This is completely different than the functionality on the front panel of the iPod.

If you start playing a video using the iPod's controls, pressing the next button >>| on the remote does NOT skip to the next video. Again, pressing Menu does nothing. Pressing the previous button |<< does return the video to the beginning and holding the next and previous buttons does fast-forward the video, but if you cannot skip to the next video, what's the purpose?

If you intend to use this dock for video purposes as I was, save your money. Get the appropriate video cable and be done with it. The Apple Universal Dock adds nothing for you.

If you are going to use the Apple Universal Dock to control music, then it should work for you, except that the Menu button doesn't perform any functions, so you can't switch playlists.

It's obvious to me why Apple disabled comments and voting on this product on their website.