inputs.text: good choice portable sound - since 1st gen ipod lacks builtin speaker needed product would essentially perform function much shopping without finding many options decided take chances cyanics good choice general reviews posted accurate unit consists actual speakerpower supply married clear plastic case houses ipod black speaker part one slider switch three positions swung latter choice clever feature whereby unit smoothly quickly swung perpendicular turns putting slider switch speaker always even folded parallel ipod words not rotated give sound although sound louder speaker swung small swingout stand bottom plastic case allowing stand alone vertically also pictured open like book stand hands free horizontal viewing although seems fragile used manner im always afraid break speaker unit also contains power charging lights external headphone jack juxtaposed native ipod jack usb port charging battery last quite long really no warning charge run instantaneously shuts recharges quickly not use power ipod another nice feature ipod data port remains available item use allows chargingsyncing use accessories simultaneous using cyanics one small problem regard ipods data port accessed opening bottom plastic case opening neatly accommodate standard ipod synccharge cable tight access instance no way use itrip attaches data port able use sony bluetooth dongle dremel plastic case make fit sound quality actually pretty good small speakers adequate replace nonexistent builtin speaker course nothing audiophilic no external volume control must use ipod volume control usual attached plastic case not match manufacturing quality speaker portion mentioned reviews seems made cheap plastic quite expect break one days especially given torque applied rotating speaker using stand also tricky opening plastic case take ipod takes practice two little clips sure break youre not careful since ipod encased cyanics speaker unit not fit belt case find frequently taking ipod cyanics whenever want carry ipod belt would nice incorporate way using belt clip cyanics speaker note used unit daily several weeks without breakage mechanical trouble many quality concerns mention theoretical overall happy product certainly worth price paid