The term MP3 player is used loosely here, as playing lossy MP3 files is the least of what these digital audio players or DAPs can do. From the powerful DACs and amplifiers for premium sound when ...

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While TVs have become better and better over the past 15 years, audio has taken several steps backwards. Many of us have sacrificed fidelity in pursuit of convenience and portability, adopting ...

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 ...

Don't worry. You're not the last person to buy an MP3 player. Thanks to the wide array of models and types, millions of marathoners and Sunday mountain bikers are going without digital tunes. It's ...

A Motorola spin-off on Tuesday unveiled an MP3 player that lets you become a lead singer. The new digital-audio player, along with a new MP3 format, is designed to display lyrics and other graphics ...

It's quite likely that the COLOSSAL MP3 Player has somehow managed to stay largely hidden from view for some time now, but it is apparently popping up in a number of locations and begging to be ...

is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio, home theater, smartphones, and more. Sony’s W Series Walkman is a barebones MP3 player ...

With its compact size, slick design and big storage capacity, the Apple iPod is the hottest MP3 player around. We've singled out a few MP3 players that, though bulkier than the iPod, provide the same ...

Though it seems as if the iPod has been around forever, the device is actually only eight years old as of last week. Portable digital music players in general aren’t much older, as the first clunky, ...

Do you remember the days of flicking through racks of CDs on a Saturday afternoon, looking for the album of an artist you just heard about, perhaps a £3 bargain, or even just cruising for eye-catching ...