A few months ago, Dave reviewed the SanDisk Sansa Clip MP3 Player and gave it a thumbs up. As we all know, time does not stand still in the world of gadgets, even for a few months. SanDisk has recently updated their Sansa Clip player, this one is called the Clip+. Let’s check it out and see what the “+” is all about. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear

Tagged: MP3

SanDisk Sansa Clip+ MP3 Player Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on October 19, 2009 at 7:30 am.

SanDisk has just announcemented the Clip, a addition to their Sansa MP3 player line. The Sansa Clip + includes a microSD card slot, a clip to attach to clothing, FM Radio, and is available in 2-8GB capacities and 3 colors. It’s priced from $39.99 – $69.99. Full press release with more details after the jump. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear, Spotlight Gadgets

Tagged: MP3, Sansa

SanDisk Sansa Clip+ MP3 Player Announced originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on August 31, 2009 at 1:19 pm.

Here’s a great MP3 player for toddlers.  It’s easy to use for both parent and child, it has an external speaker and it’s durable.  I had been searching for a music player just like this, it’s like the SweetPea Toy Company read my mind. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear, Kid Gadgets

Tagged: Kids, MP3

SweetPea3 MP3 Player for Toddlers Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on August 26, 2009 at 5:30 pm.

I thought this was a joke, but Joachim Bean at The Unofficial Apple Weblog actually ordered one. Although it says 5GB ( yea, 5 GigaByte ) on the visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear

Tagged: iPod, MP3

‘New’ 3G iPod For Sale at Apple Store? originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on August 21, 2009 at 7:40 am.

Last winter I reviewed the slotMusic player from Sansa. I thought it was an ok player for $20, but the lack of display and CD music cards made it less than desirable. Now we have another option with the slotRadio player. It includes a display and can play preloaded cards with 1000’s of songs as well as cards with your own songs. Is it worth $99 though? Let’s see. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear

Tagged: MP3, Radio, RDS

Sansa slotRadio Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on June 10, 2009 at 2:30 am.

My name is Claire, and I have a problem. With digital audio player addiction. I swear, I have like forty of the things. I don’t use many of them…just my iPhone, and my old 60GB fourth-generation iPod jolts me awake to the melodious sound of DragonForce every morning. That doesn’t stop me from collecting more and more players, though…so when Julie offered me the FreeStyle Audio SoundWave waterproof MP3 player, how could I resist?

Turns out that resisting would have been pretty easy, had I known what I was in for.

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Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear

Tagged: DAP, MP3

Freestyle Audio SoundWave Waterproof MP3 Player Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on June 5, 2009 at 9:55 am.

I have been using my second generation iPod Shuffle for years now. I primarily use it running and during tasks that would put my Touch in harms way. My Shuffle has truly been a trooper… I have dropped it, washed it, sweat on it, etc. It continues to keep putting along. That said, I tried out the third generation Shuffle for about a week when it first came out. My oh my, did it disappoint me. However, the experience did get me thinking about what was out there that could tempt me away from my trustworthy running companion. My searches led me to the SanDisk Sansa Clip, a small, lightweight mp3 player with a boatload of features, an actual screen and great bang-for-the-buck price point. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear

Tagged: Audio, DAP, MP3

SanDisk Sansa Clip MP3 Player Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 26, 2009 at 2:30 am.

Swimming laps in the pool back and forth-back and forth.  As you’re swimming you hear the splashing of waves against the lane barriers and sides of the pool. Exhaled bubbles rush past your ears in loud succession.  If you were running, you would be listening to your favorite tunes, picking up the pace with each new song, rather than listening to your breathing and nearby road noise.  In fact, like caffeine, music is indisputably a performance enhancing “drug.”  To help pick up the pace of your swimming workout, Finis (pronounced fin-ees) applied a revolutionary technology to the lap pool to deliver the SwiMP3v2.  The SwiMP3v2 allows the lap swimmer to bring their favorite music into the pool with them with surprising audio quality. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear, Musical Gear

Tagged: MP3, Swimming, Waterproof

Finis SwiMP3v2 Waterproof MP3 Player Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 12, 2009 at 1:57 pm.

Handsfree/Bluetooth call phone device AND an FM transmitter that can handle any MP3 player, SD.MMC cards, and USB thumbdrives? PLUS 2 remotes- a ‘normal’ one and one for the steering wheel? All this and cool blue LED lights, too? The Merconnet Bluetooth Car Kit certainly aims high, and with Julie’s great review of the Merconnet Bluetooth FM Transmitter Speakerphone. I had high hopes! … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear, Car Gear

Tagged: Bluetooth, Car, FM Transmitter, MP3

Merconnet Bluetooth Car Kit Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 4, 2009 at 2:00 am.

Whenever Apple updates one of their products, it always seems to create a lot of buzz. When the third generation iPod Shuffle was announced a couple of weeks ago, the buzz was almost as audible as a hive of bees. Why so much attention for a sub $100 MP3 player that doesn’t even have a display? Well, we are talking about an Apple product, aren’t we? Buzz doesn’t always mean that a product is a good one though, so let’s take a closer look at this little digital audio player. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear

Tagged: iPod, MP3, Shuffle

iPod Shuffle 4GB Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on April 2, 2009 at 8:37 am.

Check it out, there’s a new iPod shuffle. Now with 4GB, a smaller size and controls that are located on the earbuds instead of the player. One cool new feature is called VoiceOver. At the touch of a button, a voice … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Spotlight Gadgets, Windows Mobile related

Tagged: Apple, MP3, Shuffle

Spotlight Gadget – New iPod shuffle originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on March 11, 2009 at 9:04 am.

Brando brings us the 2 in 1 Language + MP3 pen. Use this pen to learn English or Mandarin. Comes with a book of 1200+ words and phrases. Scan the word or sentence with the pen to hear a loud and clear pronunciation of the word or … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Miscellaneous, Spotlight Gadgets

Tagged: Language, MP3

Spotlight Gadget – 2-in-1 Language + MP3 Pen originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on February 23, 2009 at 12:04 pm.

My iTunes library has over 10,000 songs. I’ve been accumulating music for years now and in that time, I’ve built my collection from ripping my own CDs and umm… by other methods too. As a result, my library is pretty messy. I have tracks with very descriptive names like Track 1 and Track 2 and unforgettable artists names like Unknown. That’s why I accepted an offer to try out an iTunes plugin called TuneUp. Let’s see if it can tame my wild musical forest. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear

Tagged: iTunes, MP3, Music

TuneUp iTunes Library Management Plugin Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on February 15, 2009 at 3:58 pm.

Back when Judie was a fixture here on The Gadgeteer, she and I would occasionally write dually reviews. This was a term we coined that basically consisted of a review where we would chat back and forth about the product in question. Today we’re going to revive that fun format, with a review of the Squeezebox Boom Network Music Player from Logitech. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear, Wireless

Tagged: Internet Radio, MP3, Streaming, Wireless

Logitech Squeezebox Boom Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on January 30, 2009 at 11:18 pm.

This little digital photo frame from Brando has to be the cutest one I’ve seen yet. It has two media slots – USB and SD. The resolution is only 320 x 234, but it not only shows your photos, but can play MP3 and MP4 files as … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Spotlight Gadgets

Tagged: Digital Photo Frame, MP3, MP4

Spotlight Gadget – Brando QTV Digital Photo Frame originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on January 6, 2009 at 7:32 am.

Is there a place in the market for another MP3 player? What if this one doesn’t require a computer in order to copy music, buy music, etc? Sansa is willing to gamble that the answer to both of those questions is yes, with their new slotMusic player. Keep reading to learn more…

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Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear

Tagged: A/V, Audio, MP3

Sansa slotMusic Player Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 24, 2008 at 8:00 am.

MP3 players come in 100’s of different shapes, sizes, colors and capacities. The player I want to show you today is unique because it’s shaped like a Mickey Mouse head. It’s the iRiver Mplayer Disney. The fine folks at Advanced MP3 Players in the UK sent one to me to review.

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Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear

Tagged: A/V, Audio, MP3

iRiver Disney Mplayer Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on October 13, 2008 at 8:00 pm.

Autumn is my favorite time of year for a couple different reasons. I love the cooler weather, the changing colors of the leaves and … new Apple iPods! For the last 4 years around this time, we’ve been introduced to a new iPod nano and this year is no different…

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Tagged: A/V, Audio, Device, MP3, Video

Apple iPod nano (4G) Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on October 12, 2008 at 4:30 pm.

When I was a kid, I remember looking in the Sears Christmas Wish Book at LEGO sets. Unfortunately for me, I never had any of those fun building bricks. But as an adult, I’m not ashamed to say that I’ve purchased a set or two. Or three ) Who can’t help but love them? As a huge LEGO fan, I knew that I had to review the HOMADE iPlayer MP3 player when Brando started selling them.

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Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear

Tagged: A/V, Audio, MP3

HOMADE LEGO Shaped MP3 i-Player Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 26, 2008 at 10:00 am.

I have been a Mac-guy for over a decade and have owned an iPod since the beginning.
I am currently using an iPod Touch and I take it with me everywhere I go. But
being the gadget-junkie that I am, I was getting a bit bored with my current
lot of tech-toys. So, I started looking into other portable music/video players
to play with. The Samsung
P2 looked like a worthy candidate; it had several features the Touch did
not, a nice form-factor, and it had received rave reviews. I read many reviews
praising the P2 as a less costly (some even said better) alternative to the
Touch. However, those reviews were definitely coming from the perspective of
Windows users. This review will be coming from a Mac/iPod user’s viewpoint.

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Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear

Tagged: A/V, Audio, MP3

Samsung P2 (YP-P2) Digital Audio Player originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on April 7, 2008 at 12:00 pm.

I got into the MP3 player market a little late. I was in high school during the early years of the
digital music revolution, so I couldn’t really afford the players of the time. My very first foray
into MP3 hardware was with a very, very poorly made RCA MP3-CD player. I upgraded from that to a
Creative Muvo2 with the microdrive ripped out and a 512MB CompactFlash card installed. I never used
it much, because the interface was clunky and annoying to use.

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Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear

Tagged: A/V, Audio, MP3

Zune 8GB originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on March 21, 2008 at 4:00 pm.

Toshiba isn’t normally a brand name that comes to mind when a conversation about portable media players takes place. Today I’m going to take you on a tour of two of their gigabeat players, the T and U-Series portable media players.

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Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear

Tagged: A/V, Audio, MP3

Toshiba Gigabeat U and T Series Portable Media Players originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 26, 2007 at 7:20 pm.

Apple has been particularly
busy these past few months. We’ve seen updated aluminum iMacs, the new
iPod classic,
new iPod nano
fatty and of course, we can’t forget the mega hyped
iPhone. Redefining
both mobile phones and digital media players, the iPhone has made a definite
dent in tech history. Now we have the iPod touch. This device takes all the
music and video related features that have made the iPhone so popular, and made
them available to people that don’t want to switch carriers or phones.

… [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear

Tagged: A/V, Audio, Device, MP3, Video

Apple iPod touch originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 21, 2007 at 11:30 pm.

Of the three updated iPods that Apple recently announced, I would have to say that the updates to the nano have caused me more excitement than the 160GB classic and the touch screen enabled iPod touch. To date, the nano has been Apple’s smallest audio player with a color display. But now it’s evolved into a video player as well. Dubbed the ‘fatty’, the new nano is anything but pudgy. It’s as thin as ever, but now has a wide display capable of showing your favorite videos and movies.

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Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear

Tagged: A/V, Audio, Device, MP3, Video

Apple iPod nano “Fatty” originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 20, 2007 at 5:30 am.

The globally popular Apple iPod video has been updated with a new face, a new interface, higher storage capacity and even a new name. It’s now called the iPod classic, which may sound like a name that would be given to a low end model, but this isn’t the case with the new iPod classic. This
classic may not be tiny like the new “fatty” nano, or have a touch screen like the new iPod touch. But neither of those devices are available in capacities of 80 or 160GB, enabling you can carry your entire music and video library with you in your pocket. Today I’m going to tell you about the 160GB version of this device.

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Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear

Tagged: A/V, Audio, Device, MP3, Video

Apple iPod classic originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 19, 2007 at 9:40 am.