While many of us are content with using iTunes to rip CDs and load the music to our iPods, there are those who simply can't accept the notion that a computer needs to be involved in that process. The iLoad is a desktop box that allows you to rip audio ...

Ever since Apple abandoned the design feature with the release of the second-generation iPod Shuffle, MP3 players with built-in USB have seemed to go out of fashion. It's a bit of a shame, as this type of device is quite handy for some users. So it's ...

The SanDisk Sansa Express features a handy plug-and-play design ; it's inexpensive ; it offers several desirable extras such as an FM tuner, support for protected WMAs, and a MicroSD expansion slot

The screen of the Sansa Express is tiny and it's only capable of displaying two colors, so there's no album art or photo support

The SanDisk Sansa Express is a solid choice for those who need an ultraconvenient MP3 player with a decent smattering of features.

The Mach Speed Trio TV5 is a remarkably quirky and cheap product. If you scoured the world to find the cheapest MP3 player, DVR, camcorder, and digital camera--then rolled them all into one--you'd get the Mach Speed Trio TV5. To Mach Speed's credit, ...

The Mach Speed Trio TV5 is proof that sometimes a product can be less than the sum of its parts.

The competitively small iRiver S10 came hot on the heels of the Apple iPod Shuffle--in Asia, anyway. Now, iRiver is selling the stylish 2GB Flash player stateside and it's much of what we expected: feature-packed with a cool interface and great sound ...

The iRiver S10 is expensive, suffers from an unimpressive battery life, and doesn't support DRM-protected music. Oddly, it doesn't support JPEG photos--only BMP. It may be too tiny for some users.

Back in January, SanDisk announced the Sansa Connect, a slick-looking flash MP3 player capable of hopping on open Wi-Fi networks and sharing songs with any other Connects anywhere. The device was sweet enough to garner a Best of CES award in the MP3 ...

The SanDisk Sansa Connect has a high-quality design, a lovely, user-friendly interface, and good audio quality ; it offers desirable features such as a MicroSD card expansion slot and a built-in external speaker for sharing tunes. The Connect is also ...

The Connect cannot communicate wirelessly with your PC ; it also can't get past certain open Wi-Fi networks' "Terms and conditions" pages (yet), and a few private networks may cause issues. The observed Wi-Fi battery life is not impressive

The Sansa Connect is a nicely designed player with desirable features and advanced wireless technology, making it a great choice for early adopters and Yahoo Music Unlimited subscribers. With a bit of tweaking to the integrated Wi-Fi, this device ...

Very few people want to drop hundreds of dollars on a new gadget only to find that it's outmoded a mere six months later, but unfortunately such is the scourge of living in a techie chic world. And not many of us can go out buying new toys every few...

Editor's note: The following is our review of the Coby PMP4320, which is reported to be identical to the Coby PMP4330 in every way except a 10GB difference in hard drive storage.Photo gallery:Coby PMP4000Coby's PMP 4320 portable MP3 and video player ...

The Coby PMP-4330 is a wide-screen media player that offers playback and recording of audio, video, and FM radio at a remarkable price.

The PMP-4330 is cursed with a small hard drive, screen glare, long loading times for audio and video, no support for DRM-protected content, an inability to sync with Windows Media Player, and a total lack of video-recording quality settings. Plus, it ...

The Coby PMP-4330 made many compromises to meet its attractive price tag. Still, this PVP's built-in ability to record video is unprecedented for a wide-screen player in this price range.

10/5/06 Editor's note: Coby representatives notified us (postreview) that the PMP4320 we reviewed was a pre-production unit. We have taken the original rating down and will post a new one after we get a rateable unit.Coby Electronics, known for its ...

The Coby PMP-4320 is a wide-screen media player that offers playback and recording of audio, video, and FM radio at a remarkable price.

The PMP-4320 is cursed with a small hard drive, screen glare, long loading times for audio and video, no support for DRM-protected content, an inability to sync with Windows Media Player, and a total lack of video recording quality settings. Plus, it ...

The Coby PMP-4320 made many compromises to meet its attractive price tag. Still, this PVP's built-in ability to record video is unprecedented for a wide-screen player in this price range.

Archos's 04 series of portable video players has many components, the smallest being the pocket-size 404. This is a full-fledged PVP with all the fixings and a 30GB drive, only this one measures only 4 inches by 3 inches by 0.5 inches-- that's a stone ...