Go Play AV: Portable Audio, Video, Media and Game Players

TrustedReviews gives the SwissBit s.beat Mp3 player come Swiss army knife a work out, giving it a very good 8/10:

If you’re a tech type that likes to carry around a Swiss army knife then the SwissBit s.beat MP3 Digital Audio player is a no brainer that truly lives up to the Swiss army knife multi-talented reputation.

All that and an MP3 player. You gotta want that!

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The MP3 Players reports on an MP3 pen:

This is a pen, but not just a pen. The pen, with length of 148mm and diameter of 18mm, does play music too! The upper part of the pen is actually an MP3 player with 512MB of memory. It does have everything of a common digital audio player, except a display screen. Other than audio playback, it also has a built-in FM tuner and voice recording function.

Not sure how practical it will be if you try and write at the same time as listening - cord dangle could be annoying. Interesting they still manage to include voice recording and FM tuner. Hello Apple?

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CNET review the Samsung NeXus 25 MP3 player giving it only 6.7/10:

The good: Small and light, Samsung’s Nexus 50 provides space for up to 50 hours of digital music (25 hours for the Nexus 25), as well as recorded XM radio programming. The easy-to-use Nexus ships with a decent set of accessories, and the dock’s small, removable XM receiver can be used in a variety of scenarios and locations.

The bad: The Samsung Nexus’s monochrome screen and capacity are uninspiring, and the unit needs to sit in its cradle to receive XM broadcasts; plus, its Windows-only Napster/XM software is frustrating to use. Worse yet, it runs out of power after just more than 7 hours of listening.

The bottom line: The Samsung Nexus is no bigger than most digital music players, and Samsung adds satellite radio to the mix with a cradle-bound XM radio, but you can listen to live radio only when the Nexus is docked. In addition, it comes up short on battery life.

Read complete article: Samsung Nexus 25 Reviews. MP3 players Reviews by CNET.

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The iriver clix is one of the new breed of portable media players with rhe fronmt of the device dedicated to the screen.

From the iRiver clix web page:

PLAYS MUSIC, VIDEO, PHOTOS AND MORE
The beautifully designed iriver clix features a new ultra-intuitive interface that is easily customizable to match your style. Plus, the iriver clix works with both subscription and pay-per-song music services, so millions of songs are available to you.

FEATURES
• Plays music, video, photos and more
• Supports subscription music services
• Ultra-bright, 2.2” color display
• Built-in digital FM tuner
• Plays downloaded games
• Integrated voice recorder
• Up to 25 hours of battery life
• Skip-free listening
• Alarm clock
• Fast USB 2.0 transfers
• 1 year limited warranty

PACKED WITH
• iriver clix 2GB* multimedia player
• iriver earphones
• carry case with screen cleaner
• Easy Start installation CD
• preloaded tracks from eMusic®
• preloaded games
• USB 2.0 cable
• printed manual
• 1 year limited warranty

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
• Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or higher)
• Windows Media Player 10 or greater
• CD-ROM drive
• USB port

EDITOR’S NOTE: Most MP3 players will work with Mac OS X and Linux, but there may be some functionality not available on those platforms to enable usage of all media types on the clix.
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CNET has reviewed the Creative Zen V and given it a 8/10, slightly less than the Creative Zen V Plus:

The good: The Creative Zen V offers a cute, pocket-friendly design without sacrificing screen real estate, and the vivid OLED display is viewable from any angle. The player packs in some nice features, such as voice and line-in recording, photo playback, and compatibility with subscription WMA tracks. Oh, and the sound quality is great, too.

The bad: The Creative Zen V’s joystick is really small and has a cheap feel to it, and we wish Creative had included all the buttons found on the Vision:M. The screen is difficult to see in bright sunlight, and there’s no UMS support. Also, you don’t get the FM radio and video playback found on the Plus version.

The bottom line: The Creative Zen V is a good choice for anyone looking for a compact flash MP3 player with recording features and great sound quality. However, the more feature-filled Zen V Plus is a better value.

The big brother, Zen V Plus is a portable media player with video playback, as well as an FM tuner.

Read complete article: Creative Zen V (4GB, black) Reviews. MP3 players Reviews by CNET.

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cNet have reviewed the Creative Zen V Plus portable media player, giving it an excellent, 8.3/10:

The good: The Creative Zen V Plus offers a cute, pocket-friendly design without sacrificing screen real estate, and the vivid OLED display is viewable from any angle. The player is packed to the gills with features, including an FM radio, voice and line-in recording, photo and video playback, and compatibility with subscription WMA tracks. Oh, and the sound quality and battery life are great too.

The bad: The Creative Zen V Plus’s joystick is really small and has a cheap feel to it, and we wish Creative had included all the buttons found on the Vision:M. The screen is difficult to see in bright sunlight, and there’s no UMS support.

The bottom line: The Creative Zen V Plus is a superb choice for anyone looking for a compact and feature-filled flash MP3 player with great sound quality. If you’re looking for a more sophisticated design (or have large thumbs), check out the iRiver Clix instead.

Lookup on Amazon:

“Creative Zen V 2 GB Portable Media Player (Black/Green)” (Creative Labs)

Read complete article: Creative Zen V Plus (2GB, white) Reviews. MP3 players Reviews by CNET.

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MobileWhack reports the release of the new Hello Kitty MP3 player:

Girls would love this; it’s a Hello Kitty MP3 Player from Sanrio Japan. Of course it does have the Hello Kitty shape with its earphones jack plug at the side of the kitty. This portable audio player has a built-in memory of 256MB which is enough to store up to 70 songs.

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TrustedReviews have reviewed the striking JVC Alneo XA-F57 MP3 player and given it a 6/10:

The capacity isn’t that impressive for the money but with its good-in-the-hand feel and funky colouring, the JVC Alneo XA-F57 has charm enough to raise itself above the run-of-the-mill. If you need line-in and WMA support it’s worth considering - if not, buy an iPod nano.

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PocketLint have reviewed the Sansa e260 MP3 player, and been quite impressed:

WHAT IS IT?:
An MP3 player to rival the iPod Nano
THE GOOD:
Value, capacity, build quality, battery life, not an iPod
THE BAD:
Fiddly navigation wheel, not an iPod
WE SAY:
A low cost yet high specced MP3 player from memory card manufacturers SanDisk. Who’d have thunked it?

Read complete article: SanDisk Sansa e260 MP3 player review in MP3 players - Pocket-lint.co.uk

Lookup on Amazon:
“Sandisk SDMX4-4096 Sansa e260 4 GB MP3 Player with SD Expansion Slot” (SanDisk)

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Anything But iPod has provided new of two new MP3 players from MSI, the P610 and P630:

Better know for their motherboards, MSI has two new digital audio players. Both of them with pretty much the same functions and features except the P610 is a flash based (512MB/1GB/2GB) and the P640 is micro drive based (8GB).

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