Non-compatible iPod charger?

My brother has a iPod charger, not apple branded.
It's something like a multi-charger. It has a apple charger,
then a couple more chargers.
He says it wont connect the iPod to iTunes.
Now my first thought is, maybe because it isn't made by Apple.
I have seen it before and used it to charge, but I've never used it to connect to iTunes.
If iTunes doesn't reconize the charger or driver, would there be any downloadable driver software,
for the charger, to make iTunes compatible with it?
If not I will have to use my iPod charger.
I don't live in the same house as him.
So the cosiquices would be he wouldn't be able to sync with iTunes anytime he wanted.
Unless he spends $20 for a Apple branded charger, which he really doesn't want to.

I don't understand. You don't use a charger to connect to iTunes. You connect to iTunes using the cable that came with the iPod. One part of the cable is connected to the iPod Touch, the other end connects to the USB port on a PC or Mac that has iTunes installed on it. A charger has nothing to do with it.

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