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| Hard disk MP3 players used to be the only option for carrying around more than a few albums worth of music in your pocket. But with 4GB and 8GB flash players now common, they've had to up the ante.
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| Since the flash-based Creative Zen came out at the end of last year it's been an appealing alternative to the iPod nano. And with the arrival of this huge, limited-edition 32GB version the range is expanding into the high-capacity market, formerly dominated by hard disk devices such as the iPod Classic, Creative's own now-defunct Zen Vision:M and the A-Listed Archos 605 WiFi. |
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| It might not have the simple lines of the iPod, but Sony's new Walkman is every bit as stylish as the manufacturer's TVs and hi-fi components. The black brushed-metal back is as resilient as it is attractive, and the glossy screen is wonderfully vivid. |
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| Many have tried to replicate the incredibly useable and successful iPod clickwheel.
Most have failed dismally, but the Meizu MiniPlayer SL from Chinese manufacturer Danelec actually makes a pretty good fist of it. |
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| The iPod touch might be the one grabbing headlines, but Apple has given the entire iPod range a thorough shake-up. There's no longer any such thing as a straight iPod - what would be referred to as the 6th-generation iPod is now the iPod classic. The nano has undergone major surgery as well, and even the humble iPod shuffle has had a slight face-lift courtesy of a new range of colours. This means there are now no fewer than five iPod models of various capacities; interestingly, not a single one is packaged in Apple's trademark white. |
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| The iPod touch might be the one grabbing headlines, but Apple has given the entire iPod range a thorough shake-up. There's no longer any such thing as a straight iPod - what would be referred to as the 6th-generation iPod is now the iPod classic. The nano has undergone major surgery as well, and even the humble iPod shuffle has had a slight face-lift courtesy of a new range of colours. This means there are now no fewer than five iPod models of various capacities; interestingly, not a single one is packaged in Apple's trademark white. |
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| The similarities between the iPhone and the touch are striking. Both have 3.5in 480 x 320 touchscreens. Both run a touchscreen version of OS X, offering apps such as the Safari web browser and a YouTube video viewer. Both units use flash memory for storage, with the touch available with either 8GB or 16GB.
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| As MP3 players go, shuffle devices are among the cheapest and most convenient options around. Perfect for exercise, they're smaller than a box of matches, they keep your playlists fresh and unexpected, and they're light enough to strap to an arm for the ultimate in portability. |
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| Another feature which has been a long time coming is the 2.1 speaker base, which sits underneath the main unit and draws its power from the Noxon. Audio quality is impressive in small to medium-size rooms, although bass response isn't exceptional and as the front speakers are so close together, the stereo effect is lost. |
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| In hindsight, Sony's mistakes in the portable music market seem jaw-droppingly obvious: the company didn't even bring out an MP3-compatible Walkman until 2004, and even then clung doggedly onto its impressive but niche ATRAC format and - even worse - the appalling Connect transfer software. |
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