We take a look at two portable MP3 players: one from SanDisk, which lets you view pictures in a clear 1.7" screen (we kid you not) and another from Transcend that purports to be the iPod Shuffle beater. Read more

Cartoonist Jen Sorensen has captured the absurd essence of Ipod mania. Barry Gerber responds to Aaron McKenna's "scathing" attack on his Ipod column by waving her cartoon for all to see. Read more

Hard drive based PMP's might seem the way to go for on-the-go video playback. But Marc McEntegart finds iRiver's U10 a lighter and friendlier alternative. Read more

Our Barry Gerber doesn't like the iPod because he thinks it's a shallow, overly expensive piece of crap. Our Aaron McKenna on the other hand thinks that the iPod and, more importantly, iTunes are the best things since sliced bread. Watch two editors maul one another. Well, watch one of them maul the other one while he's not looking... Read more

For many, 1 GB Flash-based media players provide the right combination of capacity and price. Driss Abdi looks at five options for those who don't need to carry all their music all the time. Read more

Michael Baggaley applies hard lessons learned during his past attempts to build the ultimate home theater PC. The issue, he says, is to find the right balance between noise, power and style and how much money you are willing to spend. Read more

Having trouble getting your Walkman MP3 player to work with Sony's less-than-ideal software? Fortunately, free alternatives exist for a more portable music library. Read more

Looking for an alternative to Windows Media Center? Michael Baggaley takes a look at a candidate that just might fit the bill. Read more

A $100 networked media adapter handling music, photos and video sure got our attention. But Jim Buzbee found that Buffalo made too many compromises to get under that magic hundred dollar mark. Read more

If you're a college student with not a lot to spend, getting into the HTPC game requires a little creativity, but it can be done. Benjamin Webb shows how he did it. Read more