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Quick tip: Get photos off your memory card

Ever wondered how to transfer photos from your camera to your computer? It's deceptively simple. Watch our video to find out more.

Ever wondered how to transfer photos from your camera to your computer? It's deceptively simple. Watch our video to find out more.

Sony Walkman B Series (NWZ-B143F)

It has none of the elegance of the iPod Shuffle, but it's cheaper and has a built-in screen, FM radio and recording capabilities. Minor concerns aside, the NWZ-B142F is a good performer with an attractive price tag.
Creative Zen MX

Creative's latest player may have some drawbacks, but it still is a strong contender that provides great value for money.
Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Mini

A Trojan horse in a field full of cardboard cutouts, the new Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Mini delivers fine sound in an affordable package.
iRiver B30

Idiosyncratic as hell, the iRiver B30 is a feature-complete player with sparkling sound, but it won't put a fire up the Cupertino boys.
Altec Lansing inMotion Classic

The Altec Lansing inMotion Classic offers a stylish way to play your iPod or iPhone around your home. It sounds remarkable for its size, but it lacks the low-end oomph of a larger system.
TDK iVibe

If you can find a place for the iVibe in your home then you'll be happy with the sound it produces, especially if you overlook its various shortcomings.
Sony Dream Machine (ICF-CL75iP)

We have a few nitpicks and grumblings, but overall the Dream Machine is a happy marriage between the alarm clock, iPod dock and digital photo frame.
EOS Wireless multi-room iPod dock

Given its price and average sound, the EOS only makes sense if you absolutely need to stream music from one room to another.

Best high-capacity MP3 players

Music hoarders rejoice! Here are a few picks of the top players for those large collections.
Best portable video players

When you buy an MP3 player these days, it's more than likely to come with video playback support as well. Even so, we've collected some of the best players for watching video on the go.
Best FM transmitters for the car

Not all iPod FM transmitters are created equal — some have dodgy cradles that fling your iPod around the cabin, others roll over at the first sign of interference. We pick three of the best, so you have your tunes everywhere you drive.
Best tiny MP3 players

When it comes to tiny MP3 players, flash chip-based players are where it's at. We choose some of the tiniest, cutest models on the market.

Smirk About: Slip your phone into something more comfortable

iPhone skins are a dime a dozen these days, but what about PS3 and Xbox controller skins, or notebook skins for that matter?
My Pet Speaker for dogs with discerning playlists

Speaker by Pet Acoustics works with any device that has a 3.5mm output, including MP3 players, CD players, iPhones, iPods, iPod Touches and scratching posts.
What's next for social gaming on the iPhone?

Apple now markets the iPod Touch as a gaming device. Both it and the iPhone 3GS contain updated hardware that can run 3D (and 2D) games quite well. So what can we expect in 2010?
iPod cases unleash your inner DJ

Not everyone can afford B&W Panoramas for Christmas, so if you have a music fan in your life then try out one of these funky turntable iPod cases.

Wipe your hard drive clean

Get out your virtual scrub brush and let's get busy.
Convert your videos for the iPhone or iPod for free

Brian Tong shows you some free programs that can be used to take all your videos and move them to your iPhone or iPod.
Advanced iTunes: Get more from the software

Here's a collection of four tips for getting more out of the software — using multiple libraries on a single machine, the best uses for Smart Playlists, getting true CD-quality rips from your CD, and tips for getting perfect album art.
How to use Spoken Menus on your 4G iPod Nano

We go step-by-step through the process of activating the latest iPod Nano's spoken menus and tweaking them to your taste.

Dell/3Com 3C589d Drivers Disk

Download the Dell/3Com drivers for the PCMIA NIC card for the Latitude series notebook.
Western Digital Disk Manager Drivers

Update the drivers for your Western Digital hard drive.
Epson SF Twain Driver Disk

Install the Epson SF Twain Driver Disk for Windows 3.x and NT (SCSI only).
Apple Ethernet Built-in Update

Update your Ethernet extension for more reliable file transfers.