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SanDisk's Sansa e200 series of flash-based MP3 players have ... earned some positive recognition. There are three model numbers in the series, based on storage capacity: the Sansa e250 (2 GB, *est. $100) , the Sansa e260 (4 GB, *est. $120) and the e280 ( 8GB, *est. $150) . Storage capacities for all of the Sansa MP3 players are expandable, thanks to a built-in microSD card slot. The exterior is identical for each, with a 1.8-inch color screen, backlit controls, video clip playback, FM tuner (and recording), voice recording, a user-replaceable battery, and support for protected music files and subscription music services.
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Unlike earlier forms of music players that required moving parts to read encoded data on a tape or CD, MP3 players use solid-state memory. An MP3 player is no more than a data-storage device with an embedded software application that allows users to transfer MP3 files to the player. MP3 players ... include utilities for copying music from the radio, CDs, radio or Web sites and the ability to organize and create custom lists of songs in the order you want to hear them. This list of songs is called a playlist.
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Across the 15 countries covered by the TNS study, 13 percent of all mobile phone users said that they use MP3 or digital music players on their phones daily or weekly. While the United States ranked last in the study, with only four percent, 26 percent of those polled in South Korea report regular listening of music via their mobile phone. In Hong Kong, 23 percent of respondents reported using their phones to listen to music; and 19 percent of those surveyed in the U.K. ... reported regular usage.
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The enormous popularity of MP3 players like the Apple iPod has caused a rapid shift from buying music on CDs and other forms of hard media to downloading music via the Internet. "Audio books are the next logical phase of this paradigm shift in the market," said Lee Gibbons, chief technical officer and vice president of Product Development at LDSAudio.com. "Downloading and playing audio books on an MP3 player or a PDA (such as a Palm device) is easier and more convenient for consumers; plus MP3s are versatile -- they can be played on computers and burnt to CDs."
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While low in the United States, the trend may bode well for mobile music once MP3/digital music players become more widely available on handsets. However, a recent separate TNS study in the United States among 1,976 wireless users indicated that only 10 percent were either extremely or highly likely to purchase a wireless phone with an integrated iPod or MP3 player. One possible reason for slow U.S. adoption of the technology is that phones capable of downloading music were only introduced in the U.S. market within the past few months, and U.S. consumers are still unfamiliar with its uses and potential. In the same TNS U.S. based study, nearly-half of all users indicated no interest in having music on their wireless phones, while another 25 percent pointed to the expense associated with purchasing a wireless phone as a barrier to purchasing an integrated iPod or MP3 handset. Clearly, considerable work needs to be done to sell in the advantages of an integrated music handset approach to U.S. consumers.
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Jamming 120 songs into a digital audio player as portable as a pack of gum, the iPod shuffle earns its rating as one of Apple’s best MP3 players. Using an advanced one-touch slider to review MP3 playlists, this iPod gives music lovers the choice between creative playlists or random shuffle mode. The included USB battery automatically charges the iPod, yielding 12 hours of continuous digital playback. Skip-free MP3 performance makes this Apple iPod the obvious choice for any active lifestyle.
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