iPod adapter from apple for 4th gen IPOD

[samintx]

These are old InMotion and you are probably right...they are for my early iPods but nothing will get my 4th gen iPod to "adapt". I thought that is what these adapters were for. I'm not sure what you use them for then. Thanks. I guess there is nothing that will help me use the old InMotions...except my old iPods. Thanks. Thought there might be an adapter.

Appreciate all the constructive help.

cbelt3 wrote:
samintx-

The simplest explanation is that the iPod Touch 4th generation requires that the voltage coming into the docking port be exactly 5 Volts. The previous generations all accepted voltages up to 12 volts, and many accessory manufacturers took the easy out and didn't feed 5 volts, despite that being Apple's spec since the original iPod.

Why ? Lazy engineers.

The newest (just shipping last week) 5th generation has the new 'lightning' port, which is pretty much completely non functional on EVERY accessory sold to date.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod_Touch