I’ve had my share of portable mp3 players over the years and have been in the habit of using an old Sandisk 1 GB player while mowing my lawn. I have a big yard with 3 acres to mow so I use a big 50” ...

The great draw of portable MP3 players is quantity. I remember when my wife and I took a six-month backpacking trip back in 1999. We never even considered bringing an MP3 player, which might have had ...

The iBasso DX340 teases "remarkable clarity and ultra-low distortion" ...

Back in the days before smartphones, it seemed like everyone had an MP3 player. The best-known device was the iPod, which debuted in 2001. It wasn't the first portable media player, but it definitely ...

My rio500 works just fine with linux. It's never been touched by the driver CD that came with it, in fact. On the plus side, it's USB (faster than parallel/serial) and on the minus side, it uses ...

Why would you buy a portable music player? In this age of smartphone ultra-convenience, bolstered by access to so many streaming services and extensive hi-res Bluetooth codec support, what's the point ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. You may be asking yourself: why would someone want an MP3 player today when you can just play music from the smartphone in your pocket? Well, ...