Sure, most of us satisfy our music-listening needs these days using our phones, tablets, and smart speakers, but that doesn't mean a dedicated MP3 player or portable music player is a completely ...

The audio quality test results of several popular – and not so popular – MP3 players are compared in an interesting article on CNET's MP3 Insider. And the results may be surprising to some people. The ...

Once the hallmark of popularity at school during the Noughties, owning the latest MP3 player gave you instant coolness and credibility. However, with the rise in smartphones and the phasing out of ...

I enjoy listening to music during my commute, while working out, and at other times throughout the day and most often use whatever mobile phone I happen to have to listen to those tunes. I also use ...

Donald Bell has spent more than five years as a CNET senior editor, reviewing everything from MP3 players to the first three generations of the Apple iPad. He currently devotes his time to producing ...

If you’ve ever been upset at the sound of your MP3 player or smartphone, there’s a cute tiny speaker out there just waiting to amplify your songs. The X-mini capsule speaker is a mobile and ...

For those who prefer working out to music but are afraid of banging up their precious iPods outdoors, there are plenty of rugged MP3 players made to withstand rain, sweat and the occasional unlucky ...

You’re not going to be looking at YouTube videos or surfing the Web on these music players, a few of which don’t even have screens. But there’s one thing these players are all good at: Letting you ...

The portable digital audio player (aka the MP3 player) has come along way since its inception. Back in the day, most MP3 players were equipped with either a paltry amount of flash memory (less than ...

Now that our smartphones are able to stream or play just about any form of media, one might think that the days of the dedicated MP3 player are over. After all, the most popular one of all time, the ...