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Apple iPod touching (16 GB)
Cnet rating: 8.7 out of 10
(Excellent)
The good: Large, video-worthy screen; cutting-edge interface; Wi-Fi Internet, e-mail and
music download capabilities.
The bad: Pricey; little capacity for a portable picture player.
The price: $400
The underside line: For better or worse, the iPod touching is clearly the iPhone's babe brother. If you happen yourself dazzled by the Web, picture and music capablenesses of the iPhone but can't stomach the contract commitment, the iPod touching might be just what you're looking for. It's a beautiful product, inside and out, but its thin capacity maintains it from reigning as male monarch of the iPods. Archos 605 WiFi (30 GB)
Cnet rating: 8.7 out of 10
(Excellent)
The good: Top-notch video resolution; unbelievable screening angles; incorporate support for radio film downloads.
The bad: Average battery life; software system and hardware accoutrements cost extra.
The price: $300
The underside line: This is one of the best mobile distractions money can buy. This Editors' Choice award-winning media participant refines the silver screen declaration and usability of its former attempt and sets a new criterion for affordable, exceptionally designed portable picture players. Sony NWZ-A818 (8 GB)
Cnet rating: 8.0 out of 10
(Excellent)
The good: Slender design; lovely, ample screen; first-class sound quality; sound sweetening options; back ups photograph and picture playback and subscription WMA files; antic battery life.
The bad: Earphone cablegram very short even with included extender; arrangement of the clasp button on the dorsum of the participant neither convenient nor ergonomic; no frequency modulation tuner, voice recording equipment or memory enlargement slot.
The price: $200
The underside line: Offers a antic display, glossy designing and interface, and a leading battery life - plus, it's one of the few MP3 participants that sound great right out of the box. It come ups with high-quality earphones. Zune (80 GB)
Cnet rating: 8.3 out of 10
(Excellent)
The good: A 3.2-inch glass LCD; user-friendly interface; exceeding pilotage control; superlative frequency modulation radio; high-quality earphones; good sound quality; built-in composite-video output.
The bad: PC-only; necessitates its ain software; proprietary USB connection; no Wi-Fi music streaming.
The price: $250
The underside line: This second-generation participant cuts a much slimmer figure than its bricklike aged brother. With a new design, higher capacity, radio sync capability, bigger silver screen and incorporate support for audio and picture podcasts, the Zune is finally a true option to the iPod.
These Cnet staff members contributed to this report: senior editor Donald Bell, senior associate editor Jasmine France, executive director editor Lindsey Turrentine and characteristics editor Laura K. Cucullu. For more than reappraisals of personal engineering products, visit www.cnet.com.
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