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The Touchless iPod Remote

With a small radio tag in your glove, you can control your music on the slopes with a simple swipe of your hand
By Dave Prochnow Posted 12.11.2006 at 2:00 am 3 Comments

When you´re tearing downhill on your snowboard, it´s a little distracting to take off your glove and dig out your iPod just to, say, hit pause. Instead, build this simple radio-frequency ID system and control your iPod by waving your hand in front of your coat.
A tag sewn into your glove sends instructions to a reader stashed in your pocket.
Unwire Your iPodCost: $161Time: 6
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