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September 17, 2008 12:52 PM PDT

MP3 Insider 114: Wi-Fi MP3 players

by Donald Bell

Donald and Jasmine discuss the third-generation Zunes and Slacker's new personal radio player, the G2. Plus, find out just how useful the iPod Nano's new text-to-speech function is.
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Episode 114

Photo of Wi-Fi MP3 players, Slacker G2, Zune, Touch.(Credit: Donald Bell/CNET Networks)

Zune 120 Review

Zune updates Originals

Slacker G2 review

Donald Bell is CNET Reviews' senior editor for MP3 players and portable audio, and one half of the MP3 Insider blog and weekly podcast. He also likes getting his hands dirty with digital audio tools for musicians and DJs.
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by kevinfennelljr September 17, 2008 2:55 PM PDT
Any additional information on the cowan d2, is it worth buying over the ipod touch in regards to price?
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by jyoung320 September 17, 2008 3:11 PM PDT
you guys are wrong you can stream with the marketplace....i dont know where you got that from.
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by jakep_82 September 18, 2008 11:17 PM PDT
jyoung320 is correct. I've been happily streaming music on my Zune since 3.0. It seems to work fairly well. Jasmine also missed one of the new features of 3.0. In account settings you now have the option to delete all Zune Pass content with one click. Really handy if you decide to cancel your Zune Pass.
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by jyoung320 September 19, 2008 1:01 PM PDT
Also, you missed the Now Playing feature and, the games not restarting your zune anymore....unless they are user made.
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by spice3d September 19, 2008 6:56 PM PDT
I think the Slacker G2 is cool as well, but at $249 for the 8GB model, it is no match for the 8GB iPod Touch at $229, particularly using the Rhapsody client. Yeah, it doesn't have the "caching" feature but that's not a lot to give up.
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by spice3d September 19, 2008 6:57 PM PDT
I think the Slacker G2 is cool as well, but at $249 for the 8GB model, it is no match for the 8GB iPod Touch at $229, particularly using the Rhapsody client. Yeah, it doesn't have the "caching" feature but that's not a lot to give up.
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