MP3 Insider 114: Wi-Fi MP3 players

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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.

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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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Tags:: Microsoft,; Zune 120,; Slacker G2,; Wi-Fi,; Wireless,; Internet Radio

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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?; Reply to this comment


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.; Reply to this comment


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.; Reply to this comment


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.; Reply to this comment


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.; Reply to this comment


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.; Reply to this comment

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The hosts of MP3 Insider: Donald Bell is an electronic musician, a veteran record store employee, and a fearless hardware hacker. He's also CNET's Senior Editor for MP3 and digital audio.; Jasmine France is CNET's resident digital audio doyenne, writing and editing product reviews, crave blogs, and feature stories on all things MP3. And if you need advice on headphones, she's your girl.