Apple iPods 101 - Manual (Page 41)

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mean that your iPod has one more bit of functionality that
makes it a great investment. The Griffin iBeam has been
designed for the following iPods:
 the iPod mini
 the iPod Photo
 4
th generation iPod that has a click wheel
 3 rd generation iPod that has buttons and a touch wheel
CHAPTER 11: REMOTE CONTROL
You can turn your iPod into a universal remote control
which you can then use to control all of the electronic
equipment in your home or any other device that uses a
remote control. For example, you can use your iPod to
control your television, DVD player, XBox, and Satellite
Radio. To get your iPod to act as a remote control all you
have to do is record the sounds that an infrared remote
device makes to a computer and then transfer them over to
your iPod as a song file. You will need to add a special
“sound to IR converter” which will turn these same sounds
back to IR and then actually use your iPod as a remote.
You can use your iPod from up to 100 feet away from the
device that you are trying to control. This means that you