Griffin Technology Auxiliary Audio Cable with Inline Remote Control

I had bought this remote to use it to control my iPhone.
I need both to control the iPod and the iPhone (using double clicks, triple clicks, hold etc...).
This remote is of pretty good quality and very light. It feels a bit cheap on the button side, but the large buttons make it useable even with gloves.

The big minuses though are that there is no volume control, just play/pause, next and previous.
It's a total deal breaker for me.

And secondly, it is not compatible with double/triple clicks and hold. So you can't shuffle or fast forward in tracks and you can't trigger voice command. Another deal breaker for an iPhone.

I'm a bit baffled by some of the negative reviews for this item that complain it doesn't have volume control. That's like buying a Honda Civic and then posting a negative review because it lacks a sports suspension. Maybe that would be a good thing, but the description doesn't say it has volume control. I do think, however, that the description posted on Amazon is a bit ambiguous because it just says that this item gives you "track control". What does THAT mean? If you want to be able to search within a song, you will be disappointed with this. But if you need a simple device that allows you to start/stop sound tracks and skip forward/backward, then this is what you're looking for. The device itself is pretty simple: it's shaped kinda like a flattened peanut shell, with the center button controlling stop/start and each of the ends in charge of forward and back (I used to have a similar device that only had one button which you had to press a different number of times to make it do different things....and if you didn't time the presses just right, it did something other than what you intended. So I really appreciate that the Griffin model has dedicated buttons). It produces a loud click when you press the buttons, which I think contributes to the somewhat cheap look and feel. But the bottom line is that it works, easily. I haven't used it much yet, so don't know how it will hold up over time. But for now, I'm a happy camper. Oh, and the service from SFPlanet was great...it arrived in about 3 days after I placed my order.

I plug this into my iPhone when I go on long drives (plugged into auxiliary plug in center console). This device allows me to start/stop playback and move up/down a track in my library without having to take my eyes off the road. This is a two piece item. You receive a standard auxiliary cable and the remote cable. You plug a male end of the aux cable into the female end of the remote and then the male end of remote into your device. Bonus....you can use the remote with your headphones! I use the remote with my nano when using my treadmill. The 4 star review is given for the lack of volume control. But for the price..... this item is great. I have three of these and have not had any issues with reliability. All work great.