There's no doubt the Spinn is a decent player, with great audio format support, a superb screen for watching video and excellent sound quality — but it's not without its share of issues.
The pricey iRiver U10 is a superbly designed MP3 player that is both easy to use and packed with pretty much every feature in the book. But Apple won't be quaking in its boots until iRiver ups its capacity to 2GB and 4GB.
The X20 isn't the sleekest player we've seen from iRiver, but its features and flexible transfer methods mean it holds its own against most of the competition.
The 2nd gen iRiver Clix offers the perfect blend of hot design, desirable features, and stellar sound quality. If you're looking for an alternative to the iPod Nano, this device should top the list.
As widely expected, Apple Computer on Tuesday introduced a new version of its popular music player. Dubbed the iPod Shuffle, it comes in two sizes, priced at just AU$149 and AU$229, and capable of holding about 120 and 240 songs, respectively.
Rockbox isn't one of the many applications that run on the iPod software platform; rather, it's firmware that completely replaces the iPod's, with the goal of expanding the possibilities of the existing hardware.
We'll step you through how to upgrade the firmware on some of the most popular MP3 players, so there'll be no excuses not to have the latest and greatest feature set available.
Surrounded by neat new technology, CNETers every once in while sit back and daydream about the perfect gadget. Here's the MP3 player that we dreamed up.