Pacific Digital tries to buck the media player trend, and get a picture to say more than 1,000 words for under $220. Read more

Combine an MP3 player and sunglasses, and you get the Oakley Thump. Is this the coolest thing you can put on your head? It may be, but you'll only get to find out if you have money to burn. Read more

The Taiwanese maker proves that Japan is no longer the only source of high-quality MP3 players for mobile use. MSI sent us two of its latest models, and we put them to the test for two whole weeks. Read more

Chic, small and light with gigs and gigs of space for music files: that's how consumers want their hard-drive based audio players. Archos Gmini XS 200 packs 20 GB of capacity into a featherweight and tiny form factor. Read more

The Zen Micro represents Creative's second attempt to take on the iPod, and this time the company is out for blood. With an extra gig of storage, an FM radio and a thin-and-sleek design, does Creative's Zen Micro land any punches? Read more

Two OEMs, one software behemoth: Samsung and Creative have launched portable media players for the Christmas buying season with a user interface conjured up by Microsoft. But do they have what it takes to make it in the brave new world of portable video? Read more

Creative, Rio Forge, Samsung, BenQ and others have one thing in common: they hope their latest flash-memory audio players will add some Christmas cheer to their bottom line. But do these devices offer new features that technology lovers should care about? Read more

If Arnold took an iPod and "pumped it up", the DVX-POD would be the result. This player has a 7" screen that runs at 720x480 resolution, and includes features such as a picture slideshow and an MP3 audio player. But will it please media junkies? Read more

Technology will make your life easier - except when it comes to carrying it all around! Now ScotteVest has the solution to cumbersome backpacks, heavy briefcases and ugly, bulging pockets. Read more

The Neuros II player is big and includes a lot of great features, like song identification and FM reception. It's too big to be easily portable, but with cool features like a transmitter to let you play songs on an external FM receiver, it is a nice device to keep in the car. Read more