It all started when I first purchased my iPhone arm band so that I could work out with my music and my phone at the same time (fatass note: that’s equivalent to eating pizza and watching cartoons at the same time).  I love my iPhone to death but it really isn’t the ideal running audio device because of it’s bulkiness.  I contemplated buying an iPod Shuffle for a while but I wanted to make use of my iPhone features while I was working out.  Luckily, I remembered a VC convention that I had attended which presented the i2i; however, I didn’t remember the name of the device.  This was the beginning of my mission.

After searching high and low, I finally found the website of i2i and purchased a pair.  It’s about the size of the old nano, but a little bit smaller in height and about twice the width.  It weighs practically nothing and I was eager to try it out. 

My goal : Place my iPhone on the tredmil and listen to my music with a small i2i sitting on my arm instead of a the heavy iPhone.

Another advantage is that now, I could watch movies and shows while I was running, without the worry of my phone falling and of cumbersome wires.  It is also useful while lifting weights at the gym.  I just place my iPhone somewhere in the middle of my workout area and move around the fitness machines with my i2i.  If I move around too much, it may get a bit choppy but for the most part, the sound is perfect when I’m in range.

Since the i2i is a new product which isn’t particularly popular, it doesn’t have enough accessories.  I found myself placing the i2i in my running shorts pocket where the buttons were continuiously pressed (fatass note: like when you can’t find the remote and you don’t understand why the channels are changing… Your sitting on it).  I decided to create my own arm band for the i2i and headed off to ebay.  On ebay I bought a generic arm band and an i2i skin which the company does provide.  For less than $10, I had everythinig I needed to create an armband.  I simply took velcro, attached it to the i2i skin with superglue and stuck it onto my armband and… Voila!  Now the buttons won’t get pressed.

I’ve found other uses for it.  As a “remote” by connecting it to my television speakers and to my iPhone.  I can then control the music from the kitchen on my iPhone and the audio comes out of the speakers.  Two people can listen to the same audio device with the i2i.   A friend and myself can listen to the same music or watch the same movie at the same time.  Also, if you live in a house with roommates, then you can listen to your movies silently from your bed (fatass note: you can listen to your movies silently from your bed).

The disadvantages are that the range is only 30ft (it’s meant for relatively close ranges) and that there are not enough accessories available yet.

Overall, I’m enjoying this product and I can think of another hundred uses for it.  Try to think of some…

The i2i in the palm of my hand

Here is the i2i on the home made armband

How to use the i2i (from the i2i website)