Yamaha has announced a new MP3 player, the BodiBeat, that promises to DJ your workout, selecting tunes based on your heart rate.  According to Yamaha, it’s “the world’s first music player/heart rate monitor that selects and plays songs to match the pace of the user’s workout.”
The player goes beyond Apple’s Nike [...]

Teuthis has several kits and parts available for making your own MP3 player.
The Super-Simple MP3 Player is based on the PIC 16LF877, with plenty of processor time to spare. There is a bare bones assembly version, and a new C version with more features and stability.
It uses compact flash cards up to over 100 gigabytes [...]

Listening to iPods for as little as 5 minutes a day can cause hearing loss.
Researchers Brian Fligor and Cory Portnuff estimate that a typical person could safely listen to an iPod for 4.6 hours at 70 percent of full volume using the supplied earphones without greatly increasing the risk of hearing loss.
However, listening to an [...]

Creative Technology has introduced the Zen Vision:M, a 30GB video player, photo viewer and MP3 player. Designed with a 2.5-inch, high-resolution 262,144 color LCD screen, the Zen Vision:M displays rich, vibrant digital video, and photos, full-color menus and album art.
Creative is positioning the Vision:M as an alternative to the recently released video iPods.
“When people see [...]

Toshiba has developed the first gas-powered MP3 player.
Before you plan on gassing up your player, though, keep in mind that the device is a proof-of-concept developed to highlight the capabilities of new portable fuel-cell technology.
Toshiba Corporation has developed two prototype direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) units and begun tests to validate their operation with mobile [...]

iriver has announced its T family of PlaysForSure-verified flash-memory music devices.
The players support Windows Media Digital Rights Management (DRM) 10, making them the first flash devices to support portable subscription-based music services, such as Rhapsody To Go, Napster To Go and Yahoo! Music Unlimited.
“By delivering music subscription and download support at such aggressive price points, [...]

Creative Technology has introduced the Zen Vision MP3 player with a 3.7-inch SharpPix high-resolution 640×480 262,144-color screen for photo viewing and digital video playback. Featuring a transflective screen that provides excellent image and video quality even in bright sunlit conditions, the 30GB Zen Vision carries up to 15,000 songs, tens of thousands of photos, or [...]

iriver has announced three additions to the award-winning portable music H10 series.
Player navigation, color display, photo viewing, FM tuner, voice recording and touch strip control are consistent experiences across the family, which comes in 20GB*, 6GB, 5GB and 1GB capacities. The new players come in a variety of modern colors and support a broad range [...]

Numark debuted the new Axis 4 tabletop CD player at the 2005 Winter NAMM show. The Axis 4 offers features such as two seamless loop points, stutter start, BPM calculation, and fader start.
This model expands Numark’s line of table top CD players, and offers the user endless performance options. The durable steel encased unit has [...]

iRiver has introduced the H10 portable audio player, which features a color display, swappable battery and touch strip control. The 5GB players come in four colors (Lounge Gray, Remix Blue, Trance Red and Triple Platinum) and offer vivid, color screens for viewing photos.
“The smaller drive MP3 player has become widely popular in today’s market, because [...]

iRiver has announced the iRiver PMC-100 series of media players. The PMC-100 series offers video, music and photos for a full entertainment experience on the go.
The PMC-100 series holds up to 160 hours of video, 1,200* hours of music or thousands of digital photos and weighs in under 10 ounces. Featuring a wide 3.5 inch [...]

AudioBooksForFree has announced an MP3 player that provides alternative to the sleek, cool designs of most MP3 players - the AK-MP3 player. The AK-MP3 player is build into the body of the ammunition magazine of Kalashnikov automatic rifle.
“This is our bit for World Peace,” jokes one of the partners behind AudioBooksForFree, Andrey Koltakov. “From now [...]

The fourth generation Apple iPods operate more efficiently, have more features, and cost less than earlier models.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs talks about the new iPod, and the impact of digital music in a Newsweek interview. “I was on Madison, and…on every block there was someone with white headphones, and I thought ‘Oh my god, it’s [...]