ers , ▁w ired ▁remote ▁controls , ▁and ▁audio / visual ▁c ables ▁for ▁TV ▁connections . ▁Other ▁access ories ▁offer ▁unique ▁features ▁like ▁the ▁N ike + i Pod ▁ped ometer ▁and ▁the ▁i Pod ▁Camera ▁Con ne ctor . ▁Other ▁notable ▁access ories ▁include ▁external ▁speak ers , ▁wireless ▁remote ▁controls , ▁protect ive ▁case , ▁screen ▁films , ▁and ▁wireless ▁ear ph ones . ▁Among ▁the ▁first ▁access ory ▁manufact ur ers ▁were ▁Griff in ▁Technology , ▁Bel kin , ▁J BL , ▁B ose , ▁Mon ster ▁C able , ▁and ▁Send Station . ▁ ▁B MW ▁released ▁the ▁first ▁i Pod ▁autom obile ▁interface , ▁allowing ▁drivers ▁of ▁newer ▁B MW ▁vehicles ▁to ▁control ▁an ▁i Pod ▁using ▁either ▁the ▁built - in ▁ste ering ▁wheel ▁controls ▁or ▁the ▁radio ▁head - unit ▁buttons . ▁Apple ▁announced ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁that ▁similar ▁systems ▁would ▁be ▁available ▁for ▁other ▁vehicle ▁br ands , ▁including ▁Mer cedes - B enz , ▁Vol vo , ▁N iss an , ▁Toy ota , ▁Al fa ▁Rome o , ▁Ferr ari , ▁Ac ura , ▁A udi , ▁H onda , ▁Ren ault , ▁Inf init i ▁and ▁Volks wagen . ▁Sc ion ▁offers ▁standard ▁i Pod ▁connect ivity ▁on ▁all ▁their ▁cars . ▁ ▁Ge cko ▁G ear , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁s ells ▁ 1 0 0 ▁access ories ▁r anging ▁from ▁protect ive ▁covers ▁to ▁cases , ▁screen ▁protect ors ▁to ▁arm