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Review: Ultimate Ears super.Fi 5

You're treated to bass-rich, rounded sound that only you hear without raising the volume.

Review: Sonos Digital Music System

The multi-room audio Sonos Digital Music System will let you pump music around your house.

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Compare: Media players

Dedicated media players aren't dead, they've just been piling on the features, writes Nick Ross.

Review: Sansa Fuze MP3 player

If you've been sizing up a third-generation iPod Nano, SanDisk's cheeky look-alike deserves careful consideration.

LiquidAUX Deluxe iPod car kit

LiquidAUX Deluxe adds functions such as a recharging dock and a wireless remote control.

Review: Sony USB turntable

You can use the Sound Forge software to edit the recording into individual tracks.

Screen Play

Oh my God!

Screen Play It's Friday, so let's have a bit of fun. Inspired by a recent Edge forum post, I want to know what your favourite OMG moment in gaming is. You know those moments that you'll never forget, like the Psycho Mantis boss fight in Metal Gear Solid, or having to fight against your mate for the affections...

Gadgets on the Go

If a deal seems too good to be true...

Gadgets on the Go A friend's hunt for a bargain almost saw him fall prey to eBay scammers in today's cautionary tale. My friend, lets call him Joe, rang me this week to say he'd bought a brand new $2000 notebook from a guy on eBay for $1500. Alarm bells started to ring straight away, but I decided to hear him out. ...

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Sea change for father of the iPod

Apple announces that the employee credited with being the "father of the iPod" is stepping down.

The world's cheapest iPods

Study shows that Australia is now the cheapest place in the world to buy an iPod.

Scientists sound the alarm on MP3 players

Scientists have sounded the alarm about the dangers of using digital music players, warning that listening to them too long and too loud can cause permanent hearing loss.

Norway tackles Apple over iPod-iTunes link

Norway's consumer mediator today threatened to take US electronics manufacturer Apple before a government agency for failing to make its online iTunes store compatible with music players other than its iPod.