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Sandisk MP3 Player Sansa Clip 2Gb Red With Radio

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from: SanDisk

September 16, 2007
Despite what it says regarding minimum system requirements, (XP SP2 + WMP10), you can easily get this player working with Windows Me or 98SE, with earlier versions of WMP, simply by changing the USB mode, (Settings > USB mode), to "MSC". The player then appears in My Computer as a Removable Disk (e.g. E:\) and you just drag-and-drop your music files to the "Music" folder (E:\Music). Easy!

The internal battery takes about 4 hours to fully charge through the USB2 port on my PC. However, it'll also charge using a mains-to-USB charger, which you'd need if you plan to having the player away from your computer for some time e.g. on holiday. Haven't timed how long a full charge lasts but it appears pretty good. Sound quality seems very ... Read More:

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Logitech Squeezebox Duet

Childrens Toy Shop > Electronics > MP3 and Digital Audio
from: Logitech

February 17, 2008
Like most Logitech devices, the Squeezebox Duet is attractive, sleek and very intuitive. It looks good anywhere and the convenience of listening to music out of any entertainment center from files stored on your computer are fantastic. The sound is as clear as you can expect as well.

However, there are some things you need to know about the Squeezebox Duet set-up before you buy. Your computer needs to have wi-fi or a router connected to it. If you use a direct DSL cable (Ethernet cable), you also need an Ethernet cable in the room where your entertainment center is (My computer is in my office and my entertainment center is in my living room). The only other option is to run a cable through your walls between you computer and entertainment ... Read More:

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Panasonic DMCFS3 Digital Camera - Silver (8.1MP, 3x Optical Zoom) 2.5" LCD

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from: Panasonic

March 05, 2008
Bought this as a handbag camera - have the Nikon D60 for serious stuff ( which is also excellent incidentally!!)

Great little camera, superb shots, fantastic price and is a WHICH camera of the year - so can't be bad!!

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Sony TG3 HD Digital Camcorder

Childrens Toy Shop > Electronics > MP3 and Digital Audio
from: Sony

April 06, 2008
I am looking to upgrade my camcorder to the Sony, and i am buying an iMac so want to make sure the camera works with the imac.

I see 3 conflicting reviews for this camera - can someone please tell me if it works with iMac for stills and video

It seems that Apple and more importantly Sony do not comment on this simple thing!

I would be eternally grateful!

thanks

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Sony NWZA829K 16GB Video Walkman

Childrens Toy Shop > Electronics > MP3 and Digital Audio
from: Sony

March 10, 2008
Just upgraded to this little beauty after my Creative MuVo2 started getting a little unreliable after about 4 years use. The capacity at 16Gb is fine and the sound is better than my previous machine. Good interface to select what you want to listen to. My one beef is that in common with many players it does not cope well with storing classical music in any logical way. The NWZ-A829 uses Windows Media Manager underneath its own Sony media manager and unfortunately the ripping software with WMM is poor at identifying tracks on classical music CDs. Result being that using Windows Explorer is the only sure way of transferring tracks to the player, plus having to rewrite information wrongly entered by WMM. The downside of this is that so far I have not found a reliable way ... Read More:

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TeckNet FM12 In Car Wireless FM Transmitter

Childrens Toy Shop > Electronics > MP3 and Digital Audio
from: TeckNet


I bought this to replace a different model that was quite good but went wrong. not only did it replace it but it is far better with better band range and superior sound. I drive lots of diferent trucks for a living and this has worked well in all of them.
Well worth the very cheap price just forget the gimmic time and temprature the sound is the next best thing to an MP3 lead

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Archos 605 WiFi 30GB Portable Media Player 4.3" Touch Screen

Childrens Toy Shop > Electronics > MP3 and Digital Audio
from: Archos

October 21, 2007
Having established myself that the Archos 605 does not support Audible Audio files (.AA format), I asked a simple question of their technical support team. My question was "are there any plans to support the Audible format?" I just got a blunt response which did not answer my question and just said that this is not supported by the unit. At the very least, they could have said "we do not have any plans at this time".

Apart from that, the product is great, and I've already got the DVR unit on order, and very tempted by the TV+ station.

It's such a shame that Archos are firstly being let down by their tech support, and secondly that they don't support the Audible format. I can live with the latter, but not being patronised by rude techies who can't ... Read More:

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Creative Zen Stone Plus MP3 Player With In-Built Speaker - Champagne

Childrens Toy Shop > Electronics > MP3 and Digital Audio
from: Creative

February 05, 2008
The radio is unusably bad, so I've clicked through their site and got a returns number.

Apart from that it's a great concept, only lacking in a sleep function so I can't fall asleep to the radio without leaving the thing on all night.

If you don't need a radio, it's a pretty good, drag'n'drop item. Who knows, maybe yours will work!

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SanDisk Sansa Express 2Gb MP3 Player

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from: SanDisk

March 04, 2007
I originally purchased this item from Amazon in mid Februarry 2008.
2Gb seemed a fair amount of storage for what I wanted (mostly talking books)and the price was very reasonable
The first one I received from Amazon was faulty - its internal battery (which is charged via a computer USB port) wouldn't hold a charge. I contacted Amazon and they were good enough to send me a replacement even before receiving the original back. This second one has gone the same way.
All in all it's not proven to be a very robust or well designed player.
A pity because I usually like Sandisk drives (I have several of their 4Gb flash drives and they're very good performers and also very reliable. What with trying to update the flashware as soon as I received it and constantly trying to ... Read More:

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Wacom Bamboo Fun Small Graphics Tablet

Childrens Toy Shop > Electronics > MP3 and Digital Audio
from: WACOM

September 14, 2007
This is the first tablet I have used and it is making life a lot easier, as I have problems with my muscles and using my hands so the mouse is now almost redundant. The "artrage" software is a lot of fun and easy to use, so all in all it has been an excellent buy.