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CNET UK > Reviews > MP3 Players and Audio > MP3 Players

New iPod shuffle: Four great alternatives

The new iPod shuffle has no buttons and requires you use the cheap bundled headphones that come with it. Not impressed? Here are four must-see alternatives to consider Read more

7 December 2009 by Nate Lanxon

CNET UK > Reviews > MP3 Players and Audio > MP3 Players

Non-iPods compatible with iTunes Plus downloads

iTunes Plus files are simply DRM-free AAC music downloads, supported by loads of manufacturers. Here are some of our top picks of players that support the iTunes Plus AAC format, which aren't iPods Read more

22 January 2009 by Nate Lanxon

CNET UK > Reviews > MP3 Players and Audio > MP3 Players

iPod or iPhone?

Have you been locked in a heated debate between the three new iPod designs and the iPhone since their releases? Use our handy round-up to break the impasse and regain peace Read more

3 October 2007 by Nate Lanxon

CNET UK > Reviews > MP3 Players and Audio > MP3 Players

Hard-drive based MP3 players

So, you're in the market for a hard-drive MP3 player? Well, they might claim to be hard drives, but you're unlikely to catch any of them tearing themselves out of their Dixons packaging and rampaging about, smashing and terrifying the toasters in aisle three. There's a good reason for this: hard drives are actually mechanical devices that store your music on platters that spin at high speed -- like a really, really clever record player... Read more

20 September 2005 by Chris Stevens

CNET UK > Reviews > MP3 Players and Audio > Digital Radios

DAB radios for hi-fi nutters

Love radio to the extent that a psychologist might be interested in your case? Forget the half-hearted squealing of kitchen radios, these are full-blown stackable hi-fi separates. If you have an existing amplifer and speakers, these are the DAB tuners you should be looking at... Read more

10 March 2006 by Chris Stevens

CNET UK > Reviews > MP3 Players and Audio > Portable Video Players

Movies on the go: portable video players

Boring journeys should be a thing of the past, thanks to the wide range of portable video players on the market. Here's four of the best Read more

10 May 2005 by Guy Cocker

CNET UK > Reviews > MP3 Players and Audio > MP3 Players

Microdrive MP3 players: cute but capacious

If you like to carry around a small library of music, then a flash-based MP3 player just isn't going to do it for you. You're going to need something with significantly more storage capacity. Read more

20 July 2005 by Chris Stevens

CNET UK > Reviews > MP3 Players and Audio > MP3 Players

Best iPod touch alternatives

If you don't want to be bound by the iPod/iTunes ecosystem, but still want the benefits of touch-controlled navigation and portable music and video, we've got four killers for you to consider Read more

5 September 2008 by Nate Lanxon

CNET UK > Reviews > MP3 Players and Audio > MP3 Players

Best flash MP3 players

So you don't want an iPod nano? There are plenty of exceptional flash-based MP3 players out there and we're going to round them all up and grill them side-by-side... Read more

13 April 2007 by Nate Lanxon

CNET UK > Reviews > MP3 Players and Audio > Headphones

Best high-end headphones

You may think headphones should cost no more than a tenner. Some actually cost hundreds of pounds, and fortunately, they sound amazing. We've rounded up our most expensive favourites Read more

1 May 2008 by Nate Lanxon

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