The Cowon E2 2GB has playback controls and a power button on its right-hand side, while the volume controls and menu button sit on its left hand side. All this is preferable to the iPod shuffle’s more minimalist controls. It makes it more flexible too, as any pair of earphones can be used with the [...]
We’ve been impressed by previous Philips MP3 players, so we had high hopes for the Ariaz. It looks like a smaller version of our favourite MP3 player, the Muse (see Editor’s Choice below) but it costs £50 less – making it the cheapest 16GB portable audio and video player we’ve seen. File of the Philips [...]
The J3 is the latest is a long line of touchscreen portable audio players from Korean manufacturer Cowan. Inevitably it will be compared to Apple’s iPod Touch. However, while the J3 lacks the Touch’s built-in WiFi and ability to run a dizzying selection of third-party apps, it does have features Apple’s player lacks.
There’s a [...]
Cowon’s iAudio7 may not be the most attractive MP3 player available, but it has some impressive features. It was the clear winner of our battery life test, lasting just under 34 hours – more than six hours longer than Apple’s iPod Nano. It supports a wide range of audio formats, and its sound quality is [...]
We’ve reviewed a few Sony Walkmans in the past, so we sort of knew what qualities to look for in the new A845. The overall candybar design hasn’t really changed very much from other Walkmans, but you’ll probably have read plenty of headlines saying how slim the A845 is – 7.2mm to be exact. Not [...]
Best known for its premium, feature-packed PMPs, Archos made a determined effort last year to branch out, adding netbooks and tablets (including the Archos 5 Internet Tablet) at the high end, and a range of budget-conscious media players at the low end. The Archos 3 Vision we’re looking at (rather belatedly) today is arguably the [...]
Archos 3cam vision MP3 players have tickled our fancy down the years, with excellent devices like the Archos 505 providing a great-sounding alternative to the Apple iPod Nano and Sony Walkman A845’s of the world. Quite a few of those players have, however, been unkind to the pocket in more ways than one, proving bulky [...]
The iRiver S10-2GB is one of smallest players in this group, and the only tiny player with a full-colour screen.This covers most of the player’s face, and can be clicked in four directions to navigate the menu system. Volume and power controls are on the sides of the player, while other functions, such as deleting [...]
