Philips AUDIO KEY-RING

Small, light USB key player, excellent ear buds ; Cons ; No menu screen, no tone controls, no repeat, slow transfer ; Bottom Line ; An odd combination of high-tech and no-frills, the Key Ring Audio limits you to wearing your player around your neck....

No menu screen, no tone controls, no repeat, slow transfer ; Bottom Line ; An odd combination of high-tech and no-frills, the Key Ring Audio limits you to wearing your player around your neck. Philips also offers a version of the player without the...

An odd combination of high-tech and no-frills, the Key Ring Audio limits you to wearing your player around your neck. Philips also offers a version of the player without the strap controls.

performance, usability, sound, portability, design

68% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

I bought this MP3 player (specifically the 128Mb Key006 model) a year or two ago. Even though I consider myself to be quite knowledgeable with consumer electronics, it took my son to tell me that you could indeed change the volume and skip tracks! ...

I bought this MP3 player (specifically the 128Mb Key006 model) a year or two ago. Even though I consider myself to be quite knowledgeable with consumer electronics, it took my son to tell me that you could indeed change the volume and skip tracks! ...

The problem is, as many of us have pointed out, there is no fast-forward button associated with the device. Thus, when you wanna find a position in the middle of a very long podcast or story, you'll need to let the player play for a very long time...

The problem is, as many of us have pointed out, there is no fast-forward button associated with the device. Thus, when you wanna find a position in the middle of a very long podcast or story, you'll need to let the player play for a very long time...

There is volume control-- its on the neck strap, is orange, its not hard to miss. However nowhere in the instructions does it say this, it took me a bit to figure it out, cause it kinda in a weird spot. Its nice and metal, not easily scratched, and...

There is volume control-- its on the neck strap, is orange, its not hard to miss. However nowhere in the instructions does it say this, it took me a bit to figure it out, cause it kinda in a weird spot. Its nice and metal, not easily scratched, and...

Philips seems to always make sure to throw in a few counter-functional elements into their products, and this one is no exception. The lack of shuffle or repeat functions is forgivable, the lack of fast-forwarding is not. This function is replaced by...