Yesterday I was smitten by an impulsive buying bug while browsing at the Apple store. To go along with my new 5G Video iPod I bought the small remote to work along with the universal dock. I’m not too happy with the usability of the product. It is nothing more than a clone of the iPod shuffle in terms of it’s funcitonality. It only provides volume control, pause play and skip to next song functions. The menu button doesn’t even work with the iPod so you don’t have access to your different playlist or functions.

For a pricetag of $30.00 this has to be the worst product accessory that Apple has produced to date. I took the time to go to the Apple website and leave feedback for the remote. It’s no suprise to me “NOW” that it was given the lowest rating of one star by other users as well. This is a good reminder to myself to make sure I do my homework before making any purchase…Apple or not.