Aniomagic - soft remote control for your iPod & iPhone

Make a unique, fabric-based remote control for your iPod & iPhone!
Keep your gloves on: change tracks and volume without freezing your hands this winter.

Build it into your ski jacket, favorite scarf, or baby bag. Hang it from your backpack.
Create a nifty winter cap, or make some cute amigurumi. It's the perfect gift.

The magic dock connector handles everything. It doesn't even need a battery.
Just sew, connect, enjoy.

Check out the gallery to see some wonderful things our customers have made.

Playing your music

Your Aniomagic remote control has two soft buttons:

Play/Pause:

Single click

Next/Previous Track:

Double click

Next/Previous Album:

Triple click

Volume Up/Down:

Press and hold

It works with any iPod or iPhone with a dock connector.

Build it (examples)
It's very easy to hookup.

Cut the conductive materials to size.
Make a hole in a piece of felt.
Sandwich the pieces and sew together.
Attach them to dock with conductive yarn.
Connect to your iPod or iPhone.

Problems? Refer to these troubleshooting tips.

Detailed dock assembly images.

How it works

It contains a tiny chip that monitors the resistance between the two sewable holes.
The resistance signify two different button presses:

If the resistance is less than 1kΩ: forward/volume up
If the resistance is around 50kΩ: backward/volume down

You can use actual resistors, conductive fabrics, tilt sensors, or other types of sensors.

The chip also speaks the "Apple Accessory Protocol" which allows it to communicate with iPods and iPhones over the dock connection. Find out more about this protocol here.

Get it
Get the complete remote control kit for $25.
You could also get the magic dock connector by itself for $20, or conductive yarn for $10/yard.

Each kit contains:
   magic dock connector
   conductive yarn
   conductive fabric
   conductive thread