Today, every smartphone is a portable media player; however, prior to the smartphone explosion in the 2007-2012 time frame, a variety of handheld players were available to store and play music.

Astell & Kern has launched a clever twist on its tried-and-tested hi-res music player formula. The new A&K PD10 is a portable ...

The brand Astell&Kern will likely be very familiar to audiophiles, particularly those who like to groove on the move. The ...

VLC Media Player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.

Even in an era of multipurpose smart phones, there's still good reason to buy or gift a media player that lets you carry your music in your pocket. Media players, especially music-only models such ...

CDs can also be played, and players may support MP3 and other formats. See portable media player. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.

When portable media players came onto the scene, they were called ‘MP3 players’, a name that stuck around. But is MP3 really obsolete and best forgotten in the dustbin of history at this point?

Other portable music players followed, including the Creative Zen, Microsoft Zune, Archos Portable Media Player, Sony Walkman and Sandisk Clip, along with new iPod Mini, Shuffle and Nano models ...

The Astell & Kern PS10 brings the new AKM AK4498EX chips to the player in what A&K says is a world first, and the docking ...

There was a brief time in the early 2000s when we carried cellphones, wallets, keys, and a bespoke digital media player loaded with a small selection of our music libraries. Devices like iPods ...

but vinyl collectors can still put their records on with a portable turntable. Travel-friendly record players typically come in a suitcase-inspired design that makes it easy to carry your music ...