Some Thoughts on Choosing a Flash MP3 Player by Vince Capocci
Flash mp3 players come with an exciting array of features, and can be used for more than playing music while you cycle at the gym. Here are some things to think about when purchasing a flash mp3 player, which might make the difference between your choice becoming an indispensable tool, or just... Firewire, a serial data bus port used in Apple products such as the iPod mp3 player, can transmit 400 MBps. ... Others, like the iPod Shuffle, come with a rechargeable lithium battery, and a cable that recharges it through a USB port.

The Ipod Mini: Why It's Not that Hot by Sergio Camarena
I got my eyes set on a iPod mini, as it looked good for quite some reasons: it's small enough to put inside a pant's pocket, it has a lot of accessories to choose from and it obviously has enough hype you begin to wonder what all the fuss is about. But you really have to see the cons of it and... It looked good from the start; it's small and simple, easy to use and has that nice Apple logo. ... Also, there seems to be a big problem with the duration of its internal, non-replaceable battery. ... It supposedly was thought out carefully, but I see a lot of problems in the interface.

What You Should Really Know About the Sony Mp3 Players by Peter Lenkefi
The Sony NW-HD5 20GB hard drive audio player is a solid competitor: It certainly has a leg up on its wheel-sporting white rival in the battery life department, and it has a couple of navigation features that should make Apple take note. Sony has been struggling to keep pace with Apple's hugely... You can transfer tracks to the player only via SonicStage, much like with Apple's iPod and iTunes combination. ... Its ease of use rivals even that of the iPod. ... When tested with a real-world mix of MP3 files encoded at 128 Kbps to 320 Kbps, the battery was found to last for nearly 24.5...

Ultimate Ears Super.fi 3 Studio Isolation Earphones Review by Kyle Kolbe
I bought the Ultimate Ears Super.fi 3 Studio Isolation Earphones last week and have been enjoying them. Key benefits include: clean open sound with good separation of instruments and performers, very detailed yet smooth response in the upper frequencies, controlled, tight bass if not a little... At the time of the Shure’s failure the Etymotic ER6i’s were the best choice for iPods as they had tuned bass to make up for the iPod’s or compressed audio’s (not sure who to blame) truncated frequency response.

Computer Entertainment - 1.1 Billion Internet Users -Are You Getting The Most Out Of Your Investment by Steven Gwillim
Did you know that... there is an estimated 1.1 billion internet users worldwide today. That is 200% more than what there was in 2000. And that the population of the world has only risen 2.5% from 6.06 billion to 6.5 billion people since 2000. And with such a large percentage of people spending... Apple says around 60 million iPods have been bought worldwide. ... Another way you can get the most out of your computer, if you have a iPod or PSP, is to get some sort of media converter for your favorite gadget.

What Is Podcasting by Demetria Zinga
Podcasting is a buzz word circulating the web, which is becoming increasingly popular by the minute. Many people are listening to podcasts on a daily basis, and some even go so far as to create their own podcasts for others to listen to. Podcasts are similar to internet radio shows. ... Adam Curry, who is the former MTV media entrepreneur, created an Apple application script to automate the downloading and syncing of audio files to the Ipod. ... The way RSS works for audio content is that it contains enclosures, which are essentially URL references to web content.

Choosing a Portable MP3 Player: Part 1 by Jason Kohrs
MP3 players are everywhere! It seems that the number of makes and models in this market is growing daily, with features and capabilities intended to appeal to just about anyone shopping for one of these devices. MP3 players have been around much longer than the Apple iPod , but there is no... Hard drive-based units can provide much more space, and your typical Apple iPod and Creative Zen will use a hard drive in order to achieve their capacities of up to 40GB. ... In addition to Apple’s own success, the iPod paved the way for dozens of other manufacturers to offer their own twist on this...

Daylight Savings Time Commeth 3 - Weeks Early - March 11, 2007 by Lance Winslow
Ready or not Daylight Savings time is coming and the estimates are that billions will be saved in energy costs due to the 3-week advance. Now the trick is to figure out how to adjust the time on all your nick-knacks like your iPod, iPhone, Digital Camera (which never has had the right time) and... You will get them from RealPlayer, Microsoft, Apple, McAfee, Symantec, Adobe Acrobat and any other software you use specifically for your work. ... Some are predicting major systems failures with computer IT networks, yet it will be nothing like Y2K although many systems which have lots of patch...

Radio Ga-Ga: How to Listen to Internet Radio by Daniel Dwase
You will discover a few hundred radio stations from across the planet covering a number of different categories to choose from – rap, rock, ambient, electronica and reggae, to name but a few. These are called 'streams' , as they are digital transmissions despatched to your machine using the... The software will show you a brief message, while it interrogates Apple's servers in the large window at the top of the browser, which shows a black apple logo. ... Apple updates the radio channels it makes available through iTunes from time to time.

Video Bytes From The Web by Jim Edwards
** Handheld Video ** Apple Computers recently announced the addition of a small video screen to its new iPod, the perennial favorite portable MP3 music player. Apple's announcement comes as no surprise to many "expert" market watchers, but their stock did go up about 10% within days of the... The iPod plays not only Apple's proprietary QuickTime video format, but the newer Mpeg 4 video format which offers a much higher compression rate (and smaller video file sizes) than previous formats. ... That means instead of getting a video player and then searching for content to play on it, users...