9 May, EU Edition A diverse assortment of contenders from Sony and Creative hijack the list of the most sought-after MP3 players in the old world as of late; there's something for everyone. More...
15 Mar, World Edition Whether you just want to shut the world out, get your groove on or simply show off, CeBIT 2006 offers up MP3 player options galore - some of which even moonlight as video players. More...
7 Feb, World Edition Previously available only in 4 GB and 2 GB editions, Apple's new 1 GB version of its flash memory-based iPod nano MP3 player bridges the gap to the screenless iPod shuffle model. More...
18 Jan, World Edition Now with brand new photo viewing capabilities, Creative's Zen Sleek gets a makeover in the Zen Sleek Photo. Sindre Lia takes the updated version for a spin, and likes what he sees. More...
16 Jan, World Edition Trapped in the laughing stock for the past five years, video goggles are finally slimming down to truly portable sizes - and guess which portable video player they're placing their bets on. More...
13 Jan, World Edition Have we met before? Don't tell me - you're the NW-A3000 everyone's been talking about! Join Sindre Lia as he works his charm on one of the slickest looking audio players around. More...
6 Jan, World Edition With 8 GB of hard drive storage, Philips' new GoGear HDD1850 portable audio player boasts a photo-viewing colour screen, stereo FM radio and support for Microsoft PlaysForSure. More...
2 Jan, World Edition To be available in 2 and 4 GB editions, Samsung's new YP-Z5 portable audio player supports MP3 and WMA formats and also views JPEG photos on its 1.8-inch colour screen. More...
20 Dec, World Edition It may not look the part, but Sindre Lia finds a stellar performer in the JVC Alneo XA-HD500 portable audio player and its 6 GB of storage, complete with remote controlled charging cradle. More...
15 Dec, EU Edition Need to escape burdensome family quarrels this holiday or just want to set the mood? Then hit up our guide to this year's best portable audio players - and a teaser for next year. More...
Retaining the roomy 20 GB-capacity, great sound performance and user-friendly music library interaction of its predecessor, the Zen Sleek Photo improves greatly on FM signal reception and boasts a brand-new 262K colour screen. The latter also enables the new Photo Album feature of the player, which - despite being a snappy performer - is in need of a larger screen to truly shine. In summary, the Zen Sleek Photo delivers the goods as an all-round performer with excellent sound output across a multitude of genres sprinkled with good photo viewing capabilities. More...
Depending heavily on the proprietary ATRAC3 codec, the Sony NW-E407 falls short when it comes to being measured as a true MP3 player. On the other hand, a mix of features including solid basic functionality, astonishing battery life and surprisingly good audio performance out-of-box scores the NW-E407 a pat on the back from us; this little acrylic, Flash-based silver nugget comes highly recommended - as long as you don't depend on transferring a significant amount of new music to the player on a daily basis. More...
A roomy 20 GB-capacity, great sound performance and user-friendly music library interaction make the Creative Zen Sleek a solid choice as a hard drive-based audio player. On the other hand, a mediocre battery life should be mentioned as a drawback. All in all, the Creative Zen Sleek comes highly recommended as an all-round performer with excellent sound performance across a multitude of genres; those in need of the latest and greatest multimedia features should look elsewhere. More...
The JVC Alneo XA-HD500 is an audio player with very distinct high and lows. At first sight, an unattractive design and mediocre LCD display makes one wonder whether the Alneo is even worth considering. Poor design aside, however, the XA-HD500 goes on to deliver impressive sound quality out-of-box as well as a nice treat in the bundled cradle complete with Infrared remote control. Storage capacity is quite decent at 6 GB, and its menu system is also responsive albeit somewhat unintuitive. More...
Sharing the stylish looks of the NW-A1000, the Sony NW-A3000 steals the attention wherever it goes. It does have its drawbacks, as evidenced by challenging interaction with the onboard music library and a mild case of obesity, but these irks are fortunately mitigated by good battery life and high quality audio output - provided a proper set of earphones are used. Those not in need of fancy multimedia features but rather decent music playback and good looks will find the NW-A3000 a very good choice indeed. More...
8 GB of storage lends room for MP3, WMA and WMA DRM audio playback as well as photo viewing on the colour screen of the Philips GoGear HDD1850. Also: a stereo FM radio and USB 2.0. More...
What has 2 GB of storage, a one-line OLED screen, plays MP3, AAC and WMA formats and ships this April? Why, the thumbdrive-style, multi-coloured Sony Walkman NW-E005, that's what.
With MP3, WMA, ASF and Ogg Vorbis support onboard, the LG JM53 has audio playback covered - and even plays a bit of video on its 1.8-inch OLED display. Available storage? 8 GB. More...
Taking square aim at the iPod nano, Samsung's YP-Z5 boasts an eerily similar form factor, 4 GB of flash storage, a 1.8-inch colour screen with photo viewing and MP3/WMA playback. More...
The Creative Zen Vision:M sports not only MP3 and WMA audio playback but also DivX, XviD and WMV9 video playback from its 30 GB hard drive on the 2.5-inch QVGA display or straight to a TV. More...
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