Donald's favorite things of 2008
Click to see a slide show of my favorite portable audio gadgets of 2008.
(Credit: Donald Bell/CNET Networks)As a music technology nerd who makes a living criticizing gadgets, I'm not an easy guy to shop for. You do this work long enough and you get pretty jaded about the tech in your personal life. Still, there's always a handful of gadgets each year that pierce the armor and nuzzle their way into my audio geek heart.
Most headphones are a dime a dozen. Some headphones, however, make your ears feel like they're being hugged by a sonic teddybear.
(Credit: Donald Bell/CNET Networks)A lot of mediocre products spent some time on my desk this year, but some of the gizmos I got to play with really raised the bar on my expectations. In fact, some products (like the Yamaha Tenori-On pictured above) downright blew my mind.
If you're shopping for an audio geek for the holidays, or if you're an equally tech-obsessed audioholic compiling your wish list, here's the portable audio tech that put a smile on my face for 2008. For another take on the year's top portable music gadgets, read Senior Associate Editor Jasmine France's top picks.
Check out Donald's favorite tech of 2008.
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.
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.
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by Bro.Bob
December 3, 2008 5:04 PM PST
- God if I have seen one phone I have seen them all! they all have touch screens Big Deal,Sony came out with that long time ago,leave it to jobs to market it like Apple just came out with it!
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(4 Comments)the only reason I went to this page is to see what that Yamaha Tenori-On is all about and not word about it!!! this chaps my hid with C-net all the time then when I get here they talk about Apple i-touch!
maybe you should name this Apple -net.