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Review: MusicGremlin MG-1000
21 Jul, US Edition It's the first music player to integrate on-the-go music shopping via Wi-Fi - but does the quality of MusicGremlin's MG-1000 hold up to the promise of its concept? We find out. More... | | |
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Review: Samsung YP-Z5 MP3 player
17 Jul, US Edition Samsung's latest miniature MP3 player offers standard music and photo capabilities. It's also PlaysForSure subscription compatible and includes an impressive 30 hours of battery life. But is it ready to dethrone Apple's nano? More... | |
Review: SanDisk Sansa e260 MP3 player
11 Jul, US Edition The latest MP3 player from SanDisk plays music and videos, and displays photos. Plus, it’s expandable, works with music subscriptions, and includes an FM radio. Can your nano do that? More... | |
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Creative Zen Sleek Photo
Score: 90% When: December 2005 Worth: $300 What: Gadgets, MP3 players
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...
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Creative Zen Sleek
Score: 85% When: July 2005 Worth: $250 What: Gadgets, MP3 players
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...
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Sony NW-E407
Score: 85% When: December 2005 Worth: $180 What: Gadgets, MP3 players
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...
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JVC Alneo XA-HD500
Score: 84% When: October 2005 Worth: $250 What: Gadgets, MP3 players
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...
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Sony NW-A3000
Score: 83% When: December 2005 Worth: $300 What: Gadgets, MP3 players
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...
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Shure E500PTH
When: July 2006 Worth: $549 What: Gadgets, MP3 players
Shure's newest earbuds let you hear your music as it was meant with a full range of highs and lows and none of the background noise.
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RCA H116
When: July 2006 Worth: $169 What: Gadgets, MP3 players
RCA's H116 MP3 player features 6GB of storage, support for subscription music services, 16 hours of battery life, and a dated, 1.5-inch black-and-white display.
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Archos 104
When: July 2006 Worth: $159 What: Gadgets, MP3 players
Archos' latest MP3 player, the 104, offers 4GB of storage, a 1.5-inch color display, and compatibility with almost every music format.
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MusicGremlin MG-1000
Score: 75% When: June 2006 Worth: $299 What: Gadgets, MP3 players
The MusicGremlin MG-1000 offers the ability to download music whenever you're at a Wi-Fi hotspot. Clear sound and a bright 2-inch LCD are nice perks but the battery life is mediocre and the FM radio is poor. Downloading songs without your PC is the real draw but $299 for an 8 GB player is a bit expensive. More...
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iriver CLIX
When: May 2006 Worth: $200 What: Gadgets, MP3 players
Previously known as the U10, iriver has now renamed its unusually-controlled MP3 player to CLIX and bumped its storage capacity to 2 GB. Equipped with four directional sensors, on one each side of its display, users navigate the player through tilting the screen sideways or up and down, accessing its abilities to play MP3, WMA and WMA DRM music as well as 15-FPS MPEG4 files in QVGA format on its same-resolution, 2.2-inch display. Also: a stereo FM tuner, photo viewing and USB 2.0 connectivity.
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Creative Zen V Plus
When: August 2006 Worth: $130 - $230 What: Gadgets, MP3 players
Creative’s iPod nano alternative, the Zen V Plus, offers lots of storage, a 1.5-inch color display, an FM radio, and more.
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