I was curious if anyone knows of an external speaker that plugs into the headphone jack. I just got the Nano 6th generation and wanted something like the Switcheasy Thumbtack, but wanted it to port sound out. I wanted to use the Nano as a watch and trying to find the smallest attachment for porting sound out. Thanks!
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
iPod iPod External Speaker
- Thread starter MarathonRock
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Of course sound quality will suffer badly but something like this is probably as small as it gets:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.1304
Unfortunately the plug is in the middle so it won't match up well with the corner plug on the nano.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.1304
Unfortunately the plug is in the middle so it won't match up well with the corner plug on the nano.
You could use a small FM transmitter that plugs into the Dock Connector (like the Griffin iTrip) and broadcast it to a small handheld radio in your pocket.
The Cube device above looks really thick and bulky for "wristwatch" use. The iTrip is thinner and smaller overall than the Cube above (yet still a tiny bit wider than the 6Gen nano, I believe), and would work with any FM radio, so if you want to have an inpromptu house party, just place the nano + iTrip near a home stereo and tune in.
EDIT: I'd like to see Apple or Belkin or Griffin make a Dock Connector mini-speaker; it could be tiny, like the speaker built into the 5th gen nano, but powered by the Dock Connector with a small, unobtrusive profile. The headphone jack does not generate enough power to move speakers larger than headphone speakers, so that's IMO not a good route for a solution.
The Cube device above looks really thick and bulky for "wristwatch" use. The iTrip is thinner and smaller overall than the Cube above (yet still a tiny bit wider than the 6Gen nano, I believe), and would work with any FM radio, so if you want to have an inpromptu house party, just place the nano + iTrip near a home stereo and tune in.
EDIT: I'd like to see Apple or Belkin or Griffin make a Dock Connector mini-speaker; it could be tiny, like the speaker built into the 5th gen nano, but powered by the Dock Connector with a small, unobtrusive profile. The headphone jack does not generate enough power to move speakers larger than headphone speakers, so that's IMO not a good route for a solution.
If i was you i would buy an external speaker because the one that is on the ipod touch is not good at all! you can't hear anything and anyway when you buy an external speaker most of them charge up the ipod as well as play music that saves you plugging it into the computer to charge it up.