Apple's iPod may have the expensive, hard disk-based end of the digital audio player market tied up, with a high percentage of all players sold. At the cheaper, memory-based end, though, things are a lot more ...

Samsung's YP-K3 is in the 'thin and sleek' class of mobile music players. The black fascia surrounded by a silver frame should appeal to those who are into minimalism in a big way, while the small ...

Accessories for iPods are everywhere, but that's not the case for one of the best alternatives to Apple's nano range of music players, SanDisk's e200 series. Now three accessories have become available from Macally. All are ...

The latest company to offer a healthy alternative to the Apple Nano is Philips, whose 2GB GoGear 9200 almost exactly apes the weight and dimensions of the industry fave. It's obviously a pretty stylish device, then, ...

Sony's recent offerings in the MP3 player market have established the technology giant as a real friend to the true audio fanatic. Rather than packing players full of additional features like digital video support, Sony instead ...

Not many players have achieved a design as slim as the iPod Nano, but Maxfield's new Max-Ivy threatens to take on Apple in terms of both looks and features. At just 8.5mm thick it's just as ...

The search for the perfect iPod alternative is one that Indiana Jones would have tired of by now. There have been plenty of contenders to the throne, but none that can undoubtedly claim to be a ...

The Rimax Alum TVIX Jukebox is designed to help you play back compressed audio or video through your TV or home entertainment system. It's a stylish looking device housing a built-in 3.5-inch hard drive available in ...

Multi-function seems to be the buzzword these days for pretty much any piece of PC-related equipment, and Genius's latest is a case in point. Described as a 'portable media player' rather than a digital video camera, ...

We've seen a few innovative little touches from the MP3 player market recently, such as the excellent Kensington FX300 speaker case for listening to music without headphones. Samsung has come up with a similar idea with ...

The Archos 604 is the 'slim 'n' sleek' model from the new multimedia player range, combining audio and video playback with a host of optional extras. It's just 17mm thick, and a glance at the sleek ...

When Apple refreshed its product range in September the iPod Nano got a significant makeover. It still uses flash memory, rather than a mini hard drive, but it's gained some of the curves of the iPod ...

At first glance it's tricky to see how you control the LG JM53. It's the size of a mobile phone (101 x 48 x 14mm) yet the front of the player only carries a 45mm OLED ...

Creative has joined the recent swathe of mid-capacity flash players with the release of the Zen V and V+. One of the few MP3 player manufacturers that has remained at the forefront of digital audio players ...

Archos has good pedigree in the MP3 market, so when this apparently Apple Nano-targeted Archos 104 was released, we were hopeful of seeing a worthy rival. Modelled on the Gmini XS 100, the 104 sports a ...

Sony needed to do something special to get back into the game on the MP3 player front. Over the last decade the electronics giant has been consistently rated as the world's number one brand, yet in ...

Sweex is a firm which, over the past year or two, has slowly but surely positioned itself against the likes of Trust at the budget end of the hardware market. The company's 2GB, solid state Blue ...

Communications regulator Ofcom's decision to review laws against transmission over an FM band without a licence has prompted iTrip users to relax slightly. It's also prompted rival manufacturer Netac to include an FM transmitter in its ...

Creative offers its flash memory Zen Nano Plus music player in three capacities (256MB, 512MB and 1GB) and a choice of colours including black and white, however we reckon our white 512MB sample was more like ...

Sony's NW-E003 music player uses a simple USB memory key design, where you pop off the end cover and plug it into your PC or notebook to charge the Li-Ion battery and fill the player with ...