Product Round-ups in MP3 & Digital Music
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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
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
Best devices for watching BBC iPlayer
The BBC lets you download programmes from its iPlayer service to a whole bunch of mobile devices. We've tested them all and picked out our four favourites
Best music phones with standard 3.5mm sockets
If a music phone doesn't have a real headphone socket, we're not going to recommend it very highly -- unless it blows us away in ever other way. Here are four favourite music phones that work with decent headphones natively
Best Sennheiser headphones
We've gathered together our essential Sennheiser collection, comprising of three superb pairs of earphones and one smashing pair of headphones. There are the well-priced CX 300s, the awesome-for-everyone CX 500s, our favourites, the CX 95s, and the HD 650 headphones
Best headphones for iPods
Whether new or old, your iPod will only sound as good as their earphones let it. If you want to hear your music as it should sound, you should put aside at least £30 for headphones. We've picked four essential upgrades to consider, depending on your budget
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
Best lossless MP3 players
Want to hear every tiny detail from your music? You'll need a good pair of headphones and more importantly, an MP3 player that supports lossless audio formats. Check out this list of players that will help you hear even a pin drop
Best MP3 players for listening to podcasts
Podcasts are getting more popular each month. Some manufacturers are starting to offer podcast support in their MP3 players and we've rounded up our favourites
Better than iPod: Four killer alternatives
While Apple continues to innovate in the MP3 player market, competitors are getting better at beating them to the post. We round up four players we consider not just as good as the iPods, but better
MP3 players with radio
Listening to podcasts is all very well, but what if you need to hear the latest breaking news? Your two-day-old podcast isn't going to cut it then. You need an MP3 player with a built-in radio
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
Best cheap MP3 players
We round up our favourite candidates for the best cheap MP3 player, and argue why each one deserves to be considered before you go shopping
Streaming audio systems for the home
The great thing about streaming audio is its ability to free up your audio collection -- music no longer needs to be confined to one room, one PC or one audio system. Here's four of the best options
Best MP3 players
Want to know what the best MP3 player is? You got it. We've hand-picked the four best MP3 players you can buy, based on their most outstanding feature: sound quality, battery life, usability and feature set
MP3 players for sport
When we're in action-adventure mode, we want to be concentrating on pumping up the adrenaline levels and pushing ourselves at high speeds, not fumbling our way through illogical interfaces -- to help you, we've rounded up the best MP3 players for sport
Best flash video players
Portable video players no longer need to have hard disks. We round up our favourite flash-based video players and give them a side-by-side grilling for your convenience
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...
MP3 players for snowboarding
Are you thinking of spending money on a new MP3 player so you can play the perfect soundtrack when you hit that pristine, fresh white powder? Look no further -- we compare the best of the bunch
Which new iPod is the one for me?
So, you've decided you must have an iPod. Your options are thankfully straightforward -- Apple has anticipated the average consumer's aversion to obscure letters and numbers and simply calls its ranges the iPod, the iPod nano and the iPod Shuffle. But do you want a fancy new one or an older version you might find on eBay?
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