With the immense popularity of the Apple iPod, it's easy to forget that there are many other digital audio hardware manufacturers out there. In fact, there are a myriad of music players from various companies such as Philips, Nike, Creative and iRiver America .

Four Stars

it plays fine and the battery last a lot longer then my other mps

**Review to ALL types of MP3 systems**

Every month, manufacturers unleash even more MP3 players to an increasingly confused public. Not only do these devices have wildly divergent features, but ongoing format wars mean the MP3 player you choose dictates where you can buy your digital music.

iRiver iFP

Review summary In an impressive feat of engineering, iRiver has crammed a full gigabyte of storage into a music player smaller than most pagers, without skimping on battery life or extra features.

Tiny; 1GB of flash memory; FM, voice, and line-in recording; clean sound; Xtreme 3D option; digital optical output; plays purchased WMA files

Expensive; small screen; case can accidentally activate buttons; poor FM reception