Stories about media player

Cheap-as-chips media player, anyone? Dxtreme D1 Mini review
Tiny, inexpensive and powerful, but what's the catch?
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VLC's finally out of testing stage
The open-source media player that holds a master key has just turned v1 after 8 years.
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Classified US military secrets on MP3 player
A New Zealander has inadvertently gained access to US military secrets after buying an old MP3 player for $NZ18 ($14.50) from an op-shop.
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Cowon A3: portable media par excellence
The iPod's anithesis, it's chunky and functiontional at best, but check out the multimedia playback!
Set-top boxes to get VLC for all-format TV playback?
Funding to port the popular VLC open source media player to set-top boxes could mean a lounge-room media player that actually supports all the media you want to play.
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First look: Xbox Media Centre for Mac
The venerable Xbox Media Centre (XBMC) has been ported to OS X, and it might be better than Apple Front Row for many people.
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The iPod touch is really in a class of its own
There’s no device we can think of that offers the same combination of features.
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An Apple alternative
Creative’s been plugging their Zen line for some time now. With 4GB of flash memory, it’s a sleek little unit.
True plug and play
Until it’s turned on, the Samsung T10 looks like a piece of plastic. Hit the power button and a set of touch controls light up giving a space age look.
iRiver’s most popular seller
Controls are easy to use although it takes some practice to control the dial.
The original – is it still the best?
Given the iPod’s dominance it’s hard to believe that Sony created the market with the original Walkman.
When you’re looking for cute
The Sansa Clip is a music-only device — the crystal clear OLED screen is for text only.
Open Source Challenge part 2: Web browsing, security and multimedia formats, DVDs, and entertainment.
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