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Published: September 29, 2006
When I see throngs of people walking, standing or sitting around with little, circular nubs in their ears, I recall a specific cinematic moment from my childhood: the tall guy donning an afro, walking down the streets of downtown ancient Rome with an oversized boombox to one ear, grooving to "Funkytown," in Mel Brooks' History of the World: Part I.
To me, he is the equivalent of those people with the super-tweaked car sound systems who wake me up at 2:30 every morning. How annoyingly generous of them to share their music with everyone in a fifty mile radius!
Boy, have we come a long way since 1981!
From the phonograph to the transistor radio to the boombox to the Walkman to the Discman (need my inhaler...) to mp3 players, the soundtrack of your life can play everywhere you go. But, just like that rash you don't want to mention, you can comfortably keep it to yourself...
Besides a hearing aid, mp3 players have become one of the must have items of the new century. Since the debut of Apple's iPod, countless other brands and models have sprung up in the market. Mp3 players provide audio listeners with flexibility, portability and compactness.
Little do first-time consumers realize, mp3 players double in other functions outside of audio player. Some mp3 players act as jump drives, others as digital cameras, and still others as wireless devices; they can store your History essay as well as that "Lovely Lady Lumps" song. You can't beat the versatility of mp3 players (not even with a stick because that's not covered by warranty). Mp3 players and cell phones alike expertly capitalize upon their Swiss Army knife technology for mass appeal.
The not-necessarily-new and improved Apple iPod nano seems to have all of the features an mp3 player purchaser could desire: up to 8GB storage, battery life up to 26.17 hours, flash technology and a 176x132 pixel screen. Yet, radio, voice recording and in-line recording are all optional, setting it behind much of its competition.
While setting itself apart from other products, little has changed about the iPod nano –sort of like Ashlee Simpson's new nose. The easy-to-use track wheel remains, but there is a small malfunction with the fast-forward feature – just like Lindsay Lohan's accelerator pedal. It tends to go too far, when the HOLD feature is activated (again, see Lindsay Lohan remark).
Considering the lack of changes to this mp3 player, the most appealing features are storage capacity, easy scroll and itemization, and format compatibility. The Apple "iPod nano supports ACC, protected ACC, MP3, AIFF, WAN, JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF [and] PSD files (Mac only)." With this variety of compatibility, one can breathe easy about downloading – just like Ashlee Simpson.
Now, don't get your Bluetooth/WiFi headphones all in a virtual twist! There are other mp3 players. Creative, SanDisk and iRiver have some lovely products on the market and all with exceeding amenities.
But if you insist on sacrificing your premium cable package, a college education, your firstborn child and those Girl Scout cookies for a shiny new Apple, who am I to judge?
Overall, it does not matter what choice consumers make when buying an mp3 player because there are more products finding their way to the public every day. I'm only relieved by the discretion mp3 players provide, as opposed to the boomboxes of the 1980s; I don't really need to know that the guy in front of me sporting cornrows and hip-hop gear is rocking out to the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Cats.
Sources:
Cnet.com. 29 September 2006.
PCmag.com. 29 September 2006.
Tigerdirect.com. 29 September 2006.
To me, he is the equivalent of those people with the super-tweaked car sound systems who wake me up at 2:30 every morning. How annoyingly generous of them to share their music with everyone in a fifty mile radius!
Boy, have we come a long way since 1981!
From the phonograph to the transistor radio to the boombox to the Walkman to the Discman (need my inhaler...) to mp3 players, the soundtrack of your life can play everywhere you go. But, just like that rash you don't want to mention, you can comfortably keep it to yourself...
Besides a hearing aid, mp3 players have become one of the must have items of the new century. Since the debut of Apple's iPod, countless other brands and models have sprung up in the market. Mp3 players provide audio listeners with flexibility, portability and compactness.
Little do first-time consumers realize, mp3 players double in other functions outside of audio player. Some mp3 players act as jump drives, others as digital cameras, and still others as wireless devices; they can store your History essay as well as that "Lovely Lady Lumps" song. You can't beat the versatility of mp3 players (not even with a stick because that's not covered by warranty). Mp3 players and cell phones alike expertly capitalize upon their Swiss Army knife technology for mass appeal.
The not-necessarily-new and improved Apple iPod nano seems to have all of the features an mp3 player purchaser could desire: up to 8GB storage, battery life up to 26.17 hours, flash technology and a 176x132 pixel screen. Yet, radio, voice recording and in-line recording are all optional, setting it behind much of its competition.
While setting itself apart from other products, little has changed about the iPod nano –sort of like Ashlee Simpson's new nose. The easy-to-use track wheel remains, but there is a small malfunction with the fast-forward feature – just like Lindsay Lohan's accelerator pedal. It tends to go too far, when the HOLD feature is activated (again, see Lindsay Lohan remark).
Considering the lack of changes to this mp3 player, the most appealing features are storage capacity, easy scroll and itemization, and format compatibility. The Apple "iPod nano supports ACC, protected ACC, MP3, AIFF, WAN, JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF [and] PSD files (Mac only)." With this variety of compatibility, one can breathe easy about downloading – just like Ashlee Simpson.
Now, don't get your Bluetooth/WiFi headphones all in a virtual twist! There are other mp3 players. Creative, SanDisk and iRiver have some lovely products on the market and all with exceeding amenities.
But if you insist on sacrificing your premium cable package, a college education, your firstborn child and those Girl Scout cookies for a shiny new Apple, who am I to judge?
Overall, it does not matter what choice consumers make when buying an mp3 player because there are more products finding their way to the public every day. I'm only relieved by the discretion mp3 players provide, as opposed to the boomboxes of the 1980s; I don't really need to know that the guy in front of me sporting cornrows and hip-hop gear is rocking out to the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Cats.
Sources:
Cnet.com. 29 September 2006.
PCmag.com. 29 September 2006.
Tigerdirect.com. 29 September 2006.
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