Reviews of MP3 Players

There are some technical limitations of iPad, including lack of USB ports and Adobe Flash support, and multi-tasking OS. But for its user interface and industrial design that are widely praised, the limitations seem much less important. Despite that, it is still uncertain whether this first iPad will reach mass-market acceptance, given its high price and unproven use case.

The familiarity of developers with the iPad platform (due to its close relationship with the iPhone OS) will play a big part in the iPad’s success: third-party developers will need to provide “killer” apps that make the iPad a must-have device. Apple’s ferocious control over app approval, and its refusal to support key cross-platform technologies such as Adobe Flash, are sticking points that will make some developers cautious.

We can’t make sure if iPad can aquire the same success as iPhone, but it still could act as the spearhead for a new category of simplified portable devices built around large-format touchscreens, just as that iPhone goes independently from cell phone.

We may have seen a MP3 player with built-in speaker. Now I’d like to tell you something about a speaker with built-in MP3 player. From the name, you could have a rough idea of the difference between two devices. With the former, we can listen to the music on MP3 player through built-in speaker, and the latter allows us to connect the device to other MP3 players or audio players besides playing music with its built-in MP3 player. This is called X-Mini Happy, a speaker as well as a MP3 player with an all-in-one design.

The X-Mini Happy can be twisted down and locked for transport, at that time it measures just 1.6 inches high and 2.2 inches in diameter. Popping the unit out extends the height to about 2.5 inches and reveals an accordion-style subwoofer of sorts that maximizes bass. There’s also an LED that glows blue during charging, static red when the speakers are powered on, and flashes red while songs are playing through the internal memory.

This little unit retails for about $100 and offer solid quality and an impressive array of features. If you’re on the market for a simple way to share tunes on the go, this product is definitely worth consideration.

The cable of some earphones is very long that we always make it in a tangle, and it is upset for us to put it away, because that there may be some damage when we pull it into a line. Well, the gadget in the picture can help you free from such a problem. You can circle the excess cable as what is shown in the picture, so that keep your cable tangle-free and just the right length.

As you see, there is a built in ear bud slot that it is convenient for you to wrap your earbuds, which is much better then just wrapping them around the iPod or other MP3 players. I have one with no ear bud slot. But I still think of it as a creative accessory design for its pracical function. And it is very cheap for the cost of $0.16, while five colors are supplied for your choice. I think it is well worthy owning one of them.

It is common to see young people listening to their players on their way to the office or going back home, which may totally cost them nearly two hours or more. However, most of them may have no consciousness that listening at dangerously high volume levels for up to two hours a day, potentially runs the risk of hearing loss.

Of a sample of 1,000 adults who were interviewed for a RedC poll commissioned by Hidden Hearing, a hearing aid supplier, 11 per cent of those who owned a personal music device said they had experienced either ringing in their ears or “dull” hearing as a result of listening to the device through headphones.

Over a third of the same group said that they listened to their MP3 or other device for more than an hour a day through headphones.

Audiologist Keith Ross said the survey strengthens data from Hidden Hearing centres that indicates more young people are having their hearing tested than was previously the case.

In a related on-the-street survey, MP3 users had the volume at which they were listening to their devices recorded. The results showed that 51 per cent of those surveyed were listening to their devices at 89 decibels while one in five was recorded at a volume above 100 decibels.

Mr Ross said listening to MP3 players at levels exceeding 100 decibels is akin to “standing two yards from someone operating a pneumatic drill”.

“As a result of years of listening to personal music devices at very loud volumes, we are seeing a huge increase in the number of people sometimes as young as 30 suffering from hearing loss which you might expect a person aged over 70 to have,” he said. We can’t imagine and there is no need to afford it if now we appropriately turn down the volume.

I just introduced you iPod shuffle 3 in the previous article, but now I’ll show you a smartly-designed carrying case for the 2nd generation iPod shuffle. I think most of you already have a music player of some fort. If it is rightly the iPod shuffle 2, you could consider to dress it with the thing you are seeing.

The soft case is worn like a watch, and provided with a few colors to choose for you.  It snugly fits your minuscule media player to protect it from dust and scratches. It is also designed to provide full access to all ports and controls. You see, the earphone can be connected to the player without taking the player out of the case.