Sony's 20GB NW-HD5 and the iPod are both dead simple to use, but the HD5 is smaller, and its removable battery lasts much longer.
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We like some aspects of this ultracompact, feature-laden player, but it's just so darned expensive.
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Ricoh has launched a multifunction video camcorder, digital still camera, MP3 player and voice recorder that fits in your pocket. The stumped marketing team simply named it - eek!
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The Samsung YH-820 pulls a mean blade on the Apple iPod, but this tiny MP3 player doesn't have enough clout to inflict serious damage.
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Sony BMG Music Entertainment, the world's second largest music label, has become the last of the top four majors to scuttle digital rights management (DRM) software on music downloads.
Sanity is taking a new approach in tackling the digital music market, with the retailer introducing in-store kiosks where customers can select their own songs to either burn to CD or download directly into a MP3 player.
Creative aims to break Apple's stranglehold on the portable audio player by releasing the 20GB Zen Touch.
James Kim implores Apple and others to embrace an MP3 player that plays multiple protected formats.
Early in 2005, more than a dozen Sony employees from the company's consumer electronics divisions gathered for an unusual meeting in the tiny Palo Alto, California, headquarters of digital media start-up Kinoma.
MP3 players are getting cheaper with bigger onboard storage and wider format support. We reckon that 24-bit MP3 players could be the next wave. For now, all digital audio players are still at 16-bit, with micro jukebox players expected to be the in thing this year.
Dissatisfied with the listening experience offered by today's cheap, one-off music downloads? Here are five suggestions for hearing music the way it's meant to be heard.
Were you lucky enough to get a shiny new Creative Zen or an iPod Nano for the holidays? Before you get your groove on, here are three things you should know about digital music.
Learn how to tweak your audio files for podcasts, Web pages, or ringtones in just six easy steps.
Let our video and text guide help you pick the perfect MP3 player.
Sure, you've loaded a fabulous collection of digital audio tracks onto your MP3 player, but what to do when your tunes begin to sound just a bit too familiar? That's where an FM tuner comes in.
Ultimately, MP3 players are about the music -- so which one sounds the best?
Digital audio mavens who appreciate the highest-possible sound quality should investigate MP3 players that can play back lossless audio formats.
If you're a digital music hoarder, you'll want a player that can store a hefty number of songs. Here are four of our picks.
Remember the old record player that you put out to pasture 15 or 20 years ago? Turns out that that "dead" technology offers the potential for sound quality that's far superior to what you're hearing from your CD collection or your MP3 player.
Display an alarm clock on your desktop.
Rename your music, image, video, and ZIP files in batches.
Manage your music collection.
Split or merge MP3 files.
Save cassette tapes and vinyl records to MP3 and Audio CD.