Category Archives: Portable

Hey, I’m famous!

Posted on October 1, 2003 by Stephen Dawson

The editor of Appliance Retailer, to which I contribute, sent me down a tape of a show called ‘Wired’ on an Australian pay TV channel, TVSN (Television Sales Network) in which the wired-expert, Carla, was talking about MP3. She quoted … Continue reading →

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Did you know: MP3 is ‘Studio Quality’?

Posted on September 25, 2003 by Stephen Dawson

 Got a chuckle out of this ‘explanation’ of MP3 in the manual of an inexpensive Conia DVD player I’ve been reviewing. Talk about overstating the quality of MP3! Sure, at 128kb/s MP3 is quite indistinguishable from the CD source for … Continue reading →

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Does Creative have an iPod killer at last?

Posted on July 24, 2003 by Stephen Dawson

Well, the price is right. Creative’s Nomad Jukebox Zen needs to shorten its name to match its price, to really kill the Apple iPod. What’s wrong with just the plain old Creative Zen? And without iPod’s beaut non-moving control wheel … Continue reading →

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