If you are traveling or sitting in a coffee shop with friends but have only one iPod, all of you can enjoy the same music simultaneously using this new iPod accessory called Belkin Rockstar.
This is essentially a $20 splitter that divides music from one iPod into multiple headphones.
While it is slightly tough to imagine people carrying spare headphones in their pockets, this iPod accessory may be useful at homes where children have to share one iPod.
Belkin RockStar – Thanks Zoli
Find this article at: http://www.labnol.org/gadgets/ipod/share-ipod-music-multiple-friends-together/2032/
Reader Comments
Is this accessory available in India?
Ed: Belkin planning a launch in March 2008 though it will be announced at CES this week.
Written by Diya on 01.05.08
Or you could talk to each other.
Written by Paul on 01.05.08
For all those times you have one mp3 player but 6 pairs of headphones…
Written by John on 01.06.08
Now how practical is this? there is only one situation I would deem this useful. long car rides. its a waste of money ipods are a personal item the songs you have one it are put on there specifically for you. unless your one of those people who engoys the ever popular “genre” which includes “whatever is popular” if that is the type of music i have to say you are pathatic.
Written by jeannette on 01.06.08
What about teaching English to Spanish speakers
who don’t have an ipod. The teacher could have
the head phones or require them to bring them.
Written by Blissness on 01.06.08
wow this thing has six connections. i wonder would it be comfortable listening to the ipod with someone else. also can i know that whether such splitter is available for nokia N91 phones. i want one ~~~
Written by rambhai on 01.10.08
It’s hard to believe that 6 people will WANT to listen to the same music.
If on a long road trip and Mom or Dad chooses the music, why not just hook it up to the car stereo and pump the music or book (better) through the speakers? Then everyone can still hold a conversation.
Written by Mom on 01.11.08
Great for those times when only 1 out of 7 people want peace and quiet.
Written by J. Dick on 01.13.08
That would be great on bus rides.
xD
Besides you guys probably aren’t the target age.
I’m in high school and we share our iPods all the time and this helps and who says your going to be using all six at the same time
2-4 would be more realistic.
Written by Scott on 02.15.08
well actually there are only five openings for headphones because apparently one of them is to connect the ipod to the splitter.
Written by echidna on 11.26.08
AAAActually… it’s only 5 pairs of headphones, the 6th goes into your iPod.
And I almost bought one of these because I was going backpacking with some friends and only using one iPod at a time would mean we’d have an overall longer battery life, instead of each of us running our batteries down and having no music a couple hours into a train ride.
Plus, you don’t NEED to use all 5 jacks – you just have that possibility. Rather overestimate than underestimate, I’m sure.
Written by Michelle on 05.06.09
This actually will come in useful. I’m going on a class trip tomorrow and we, all 20 of us in the one bus, and most of us do not feel like watching another PG disney movie our school throws at us. Since my iPod has movies on it, me and my friends will watch a movie we actually like.
Written by Audrey on 05.12.09