Being known for my charm, rugged good looks and athletic prowess gets tedious. When jogging, I feel like everyone is watching. And I cringe when my iPod leaps from Eye of the Tiger to Another Day in Paradise, which, let’s face it, I probably accidentally added it to my jogging playlist after 3 glasses too many of shiraz the night before. I mean, Phil Collins? While jogging? It’s like a stake through the heart of my charged-up workout (and manhood). So…like any jogger with an iPod strapped to their bulging bicep, I do the only thing I can do: I break my stride, I bend my arm contortedly, I fumble for the Phil-Collins-ejection-seat button on my iPod, until I finally hear the docile tones of Metallica and can continue my run. It’s an embarrassing waddle/jog/stumble moment that never should have happened, and undoubtedly, the bargain paparazzi were probably all over it with their cameras.
So, it goes without saying that I am VERY FIRED UP about Buy.com’s $35 price tag on the Timex T5K051 Black/Silver iControl Ironman Watch. (The retail is $100 and it’s $75 at Amazon where it is highly rated.) This clever gadget is not only a loaded sports watch with 50-lap memory, three alarms, a countdown timer, two interval timers, a chronograph function, and water resistance to 330 feet, BUT IT CONTROLS YOUR iPOD! Yahtzee! It’s compatible with iPod 5th generation (video); iPod Nano 2nd generation (aluminum) 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB; iPod 5th generation (video) 60GB and 80GB; iPod Nano 1st generation 1GB, 2GB, 4GB; and the iPhone….though one reviewer on Amazon said that they couldn’t get it to work with their iPhone 3G. It comes with a little receiver that you connect to your iPod or iPhone, and then you can use your watch buttons to control volume, use track forward or reverse to select your song, and play or pause your music. Brilliant!
Farewell, Phil Collins. Another day and another playlist, perhaps.
- Jack
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