If you're craving an MP3 player to take your tunes with you but are intimidated by the prospects of installing and maintaining one, fret no more. These plug-and-play players have a built-in USB plug.

These MP3 players from FiiO, Sony and Actico are at the forefront of a digital-library revival - here's my top choices ...

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I’ve seen a lot of MP3 player projects, but this has to be one of the simplest designs yet. Control is from a PIC16LF877. Files are read from the compact flash card’s root directory in the order in ...

The good: Sounds fantastic; brilliant color screen capable of displaying photos and video; slim, pocket-friendly design; reasonable price. The bad: Only comes in black; control pad feels cheap; ...

Like bubble wrap or the corkscrew, plenty of everyday objects have lost almost all ties to their original purpose. It could be that the original product had no market but was able to find one in an ...

Leapfrog's petite, student-aimed portable music player takes the complexity out of entertainment. With a monochrome screen, study aids and simple kinetic UI, it'll never get iPod-killer headlines. But ...