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A woman in headphones looks shocked at her phone, holding her hand to her head
The AI-led memory prices rises will hit TVs and audio tech too in 2026

By Carrie Marshall Published

Price rises could be coming for all AV tech, and budget sets may get hit hardest

Portable Media Players
Innoasis Y1 digital audio player being used by a dog
Someone’s made a USB-C dupe of the iPod Classic, complete with clickwheel — and it’s extremely cheap

By Carrie Marshall Published

This budget MP3 player is an Apple lawsuit waiting to happen

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Fiio Snowsky Disc in black, turquoise and pink
This new music player is like a hi-res iPod nano, and it's amazingly cheap

By Matt Bolton Published

A very tempting new option from our favorite budget audiophile brand

Portable Media Players
Snowsky Echo Nano leaked photo from Weibo showing a tiny music player being held up above a car park for some reason
The audiophile iPod Shuffle replacement of your dreams may be coming

By Carrie Marshall Published

Fiio's more affordable sub-brand appears to be preparing a tiny music player

Portable Media Players
Shanling ECZero AKM on a ribbed dark grey surface with a red CD visible inside the device
This super-cool portable CD player has aptX for high-quality wireless listening – and works as a Hi-Res Audio DAC over USB-C as a bonus

By Carrie Marshall Published

This little CD player has a lot of talents: it's a CD ripper, DAC and Bluetooth transmitter too.

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It’s time for the iPod Shuffle to come back, in wireless form

By Matt Bolton Published

I'm thinking Apple Watch without a screen, that's perfect to pair with the AirPods Pro 3's fitness features

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Astell & Kern A&ultima SP4000 portable music player on a white surface
Astell & Kern A&ultima SP4000 portable music player review: a brilliant step on the journey but not 'the peak of performance and design' promised

By Simon Lucas Published

The Astell & Kern A&ultima SP4000 is remarkably accomplished but let down by a hefty price

Portable Media Players
FiiO M27 front and back standing on a wooden surface in front of a very large but blurry windowed wall
Our favorite hi-res audio firm has a new music player, with aptX Lossless, up to 4TB of storage, desktop-class amplification, and an AI chip that's actually useful

By Carrie Marshall last updated

FiiO's new flagship portable music player promises power, portability and reference-grade wireless audio

Portable Media Players
Maxell MXCP-P100S cassette player on a wooden surface. It's a Walkman-esque player with a built-in speaker
Maxell adds a little speaker to its Walkman-esque tape player, and this is one launch I hope stays in Japan

By Carrie Marshall Published

Don't give those annoying people on the bus any fresh ideas

Portable Media Players
Maxell MXCP-P100 cassette player on a light grey background
Maxell's Bluetooth cassette player is probably the tape revival player you're most likely to want to own – if you can get one

By Carrie Marshall Published

20th Century retro meets 21st Century tech in this gorgeous tape player

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