Category: MP3 players
Onkyo's marries hi-fi and PC
Convergence between the hi-fi arena and 'PC audio' continues apace with the launch of a £1,000 AV receiver from hi-fi/home cinema stalwart Onkyo. The TX-NR801E features the company's Net-Tune system which enables users to stream music from their PC…
O2's Pop Idol reviewed
Yet more information on the 02 Digital Music Player, or DMP, can be found The Guardian's website. But if you can't be bothered to read it there, here's a quick summary, Tech Digest style. O2 has seen all of…
02 mobile music revolution
O2 is hoping to transform the way people buy and listen to music with the launch of the world's first digital music player that that connects to mobile phones and allows users to download the latest chart hits. In…
Bluetooth MP3 players promised
Next year's must have feature in personal audio is set to be a Bluetooth wireless headset. With Bluetooth users will be able to listen to music even if their player is in their pocket or several feet away in…
Sporty MP3 player
If your new year's resolution involves getting into shape take a peek at the £200 Dual Sports MP3 player available from MP3 Plus. It is designed for sporty types as it features 256MB of flash memory (no moving parts…
Five reasons not to buy an iPod
Eliot Van Buskirk is a very brave man. Last week The Guardian suggested that there might be other manufacturers out there who one day could come up with a better MP3 player than the Apple iPod. Over 100 outraged…
Samsung Napster player coming to Europe
Yet another rival hard disk based music player is coming to the UK market. This one though is designed to seamlessly integrate with the legitimate music download version of Napster (2.0) and its secure Windows Media Audio (WMA) audio…
Sony to launch iPod killer
For details on Sony's NW-HD1 iPod killer click here At its Transformation conference in New York earlier in the week Sony confirmed that, in spite of previous constant denials, it would take on Apple's iPod in the hard disk music…
Ministry bundles album with MP3 player
Is this the future of music? Probably not, but it's an interesting idea nevertheless. Ministry of Sound is launching the world's first preloaded MP3 player so you don't even have to go to the trouble of downloading tracks off…
How to beat the iPod
It's a tricky life for MP3 player manufacturers. When Apple launched its iPod two years ago most rivals couldn't quite believe how right the company had got the product. Then Apple goes and improves it and offers it to…