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Philips GoGePhilips Active PSA232 (512MB, red) Reviews

CNET has given the Philips Active PSA232 (512MB, red) 6.3 out of 10 and rated it as ‘Good’

The good: The Philips Active PSA232 boasts a sturdy, fitness-friendly design with fun chrome accenting and cool, rocking faceplate controls. Useful features, such as a talking stopwatch and an armband, add to this player’s gym appeal. The PSA232 also includes an FM tuner and a Mini SD slot for memory expansion, and it offers surprisingly robust bass response through a solid set of earbuds.

The bad: The Philips Active PSA232’s sporty, over-the-ear-style ‘buds won’t fit every user, and while the screw-on battery cover offers extra protection from sweat, we didn’t like having to remove it to access the USB port. The player also has horrible battery life.

The bottom line: Fitness freaks will appreciate the sports-minded Philips Active PSA232, but they’ll have to pay a premium for it.

Philips GoGear HDD6330 Jukebox (30GB) Reviews

CNET has written a review about Philips GoGear HDD6330 Jukebox (30GB) and rated it as ‘Very good’

The good: Philips’s nice-sounding 30GB GoGear HDD6330 Jukebox has a stylish design with an intuitive touch-sensitive interface and is packed with features such as a photo-friendly color screen, support for WMA DRM 10 subscription content, an FM radio tuner, and a voice recorder.

The bad: Some users will not warm up to the Philips GoGear HDD6330 Jukebox’s lack of tactile controllers. Plus, its case shows fingerprints and smudges, the unit’s battery is not user-replaceable, and some users have experienced processor-performance issues.

The bottom line: The stylish and feature-packed Philips GoGear HDD6330 Jukebox is the closest that a WMA-compatible model has come to capturing the iPod’s design appeal, but try the touch-sensitive interface before you buy.

SanDisk Digital Audio Player (1GB, silver) Reviews

CNET has written a review about SanDisk Digital Audio Player (1GB, silver) and rated it as ‘good’

The good: Attractive design; large, easy-to-read LCD; solid battery life; armband carrying case; autoscans for FM presets; fast file transfers.

The bad: So-so audio quality; unintuitive controls; no FM recording; poor voice recording; mediocre manual.

The bottom line: Spiffy looks and good battery life can’t compensate for this player’s mediocre sound and typical feature set.

SanDisk Sansa m230 (512MB) Reviews

CNET has written a review about SanDisk Sansa m230 (512MB) and rate it as ‘Very good’

The good: Available in up to 4GB capacity; solid value; includes FM tuner and voice recorder; compatible with WMA DRM 10 (Janus) and Audible files; decent controllers; on-the-go playlists.

The bad: Bulky (but lightweight); no line-in recording; poorly backlit display; only one quality option for voice recording.

The bottom line: With its many features as well as its compatibility with audiobooks and subscription-based music, the SanDisk Sansa m200 series is an overall great value.

Apple iPod Shuffle (512MB) Reviews

CNET has written a review about Apple iPod Shuffle (512MB)

The good: Design is dead simple and compact yet stylish and wearable; excellent integration with iTunes; solid sound quality; affordable.

The bad: No LCD; no extra features such as an equalizer; slow transfer speeds.

The bottom line: The iPod Shuffle, with its ultralow price, its dead-simple design, and its iTunes integration, is virtually guaranteed to be a hit, especially among those looking for a second iPod.

Samsung Helix XM2go Portable Satellite Radio/MP3 Player Pre-Reviews

Digital-Lifestyles.info has written about Samsung Helix XM2go

Announced at the CES 2006 show earlier this month, the Samsung Helix XM2Go has now appeared for pre-orders on Amazon.com (US). There’s been quite a lot of excitement about the Helix, which comes with an alluring feature set, offering a portable satellite receiver and mp3 player/recorder in a highly pocketable package.

The big news about this unit is its ability to receive XM satellite radio transmissions, letting users combine live XM radio with their personal digital music collections (MP3s and WMA).