The audio quality test results of several popular – and not so popular – MP3 players are compared in an interesting article on CNET's MP3 Insider. And the results may be surprising to some people. The ...

Donald Bell has spent more than five years as a CNET senior editor, reviewing everything from MP3 players to the first three generations of the Apple iPad. He currently devotes his time to producing ...

I enjoy listening to music during my commute, while working out, and at other times throughout the day and most often use whatever mobile phone I happen to have to listen to those tunes. I also use ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. You may be asking yourself: why would someone want an MP3 player today when you can just play music from the smartphone in your pocket? Well, ...

What ever happened to removable batteries? I'm not just talking about the alkaline variety, but the user-replaceable kind that were also rechargeable. It appears as if they have gone out of fashion, ...

If you’ve ever been upset at the sound of your MP3 player or smartphone, there’s a cute tiny speaker out there just waiting to amplify your songs. The X-mini capsule speaker is a mobile and ...

You’re not going to be looking at YouTube videos or surfing the Web on these music players, a few of which don’t even have screens. But there’s one thing these players are all good at: Letting you ...

Up to 10 million people in the EU may be at risk of permanent hearing loss due to unsafe sound levels on personal music players. New guidelines will see manufacturers put safe exposure levels in ...

Now that our smartphones are able to stream or play just about any form of media, one might think that the days of the dedicated MP3 player are over. After all, the most popular one of all time, the ...

The portable digital audio player (aka the MP3 player) has come along way since its inception. Back in the day, most MP3 players were equipped with either a paltry amount of flash memory (less than ...

The good: Competitively priced; dead-simple user interface with satisfying tactile controls; handy integrated belt clip; five metallic colors; includes a cute little syncing cradle. The bad: No screen ...