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The amazing Zen X-Fi has great sound, features, headphones, and storage options–and for a nice price, too. The Creative Zen X-Fi is a stellar all-around digital music player, boasting many features ...

Do you remember the iPod Shuffle or iPod Nano -- those tiny music players barely larger than a postage stamp? The Shuffle had no screen, just buttons and music. The 6th-gen Nano had a tiny screen, but ...

Fiio grabbed plenty of attention with its reboot of the classic portable cassette player earlier in 2024, so it’s no surprise to see that the company’s latest product is another blast from the past: ...

The curious minds at ColdFusion uncover the untold story behind the rise of the MP3 player. This matters because it reshaped music consumption and set the stage for digital media dominance. ‘Not ...

Apple has discontinued the iPod after a remarkable 20-year run—and a music industry transformed. An avid audio and vintage computer enthusiast, Jamie has been a writer and editor with PCMag for 20+ ...

If you think you know what the first MP3 player was, think again, writes CNET MP3.com's Eliot Van Buskirk, who explains how tech lore was changed by a lawsuit. Evolver.fm Editor Eliot Van Buskirk has ...

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Why young people are turning to dumb tech. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images.) Caleb, a 19-year-old from Iowa, was addicted to his smartphone. He scrolled TikTok, Instagram and ...

On this day five years ago, the iPod music player from Apple was introduced. It caught the attention of music lovers, both for what it could do — allow them to fit much of their music in their pocket ...