# Can all I-pods use the belkin voice recorder?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-all-i-pods-use-the-belkin-voice-recorder/210285>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 29, 2003, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-all-i-pods-use-the-belkin-voice-recorder/210285 "2003-10-29T19:23:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![ready29003](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@ready29003](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ready29003)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-all-i-pods-use-the-belkin-voice-recorder/210285/1 "2003-10-29T19:23:28Z")

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Are all Ipod’s able to use the belkin voice recorder and other snazzy accessories? Or is it only the newer ones with special firmware??

Anyone know??

Thanks,

Matt

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**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-all-i-pods-use-the-belkin-voice-recorder/210285/2 "2003-10-29T21:05:30Z")

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The page in the Apple store has this in red text:

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> The Belkin iPod Voice Recorder works with the iPod with dock connector.

So only the newer ones, since the older ones didn’t have a dock.