Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0

Pros: sexy device from Samsung popular Galaxy line good battery life expandable memory MicroSD card up to 40GB. Runs 250,000 Android apps,free integrated turn-by-turn navigation plus voice. Google Android 2.3.5 with Samsung's TouchWiz front/back cameras

Cons: This horrible Cnet review

Summary: Samsung has produced the first real iPod touch competitor, giving you all the features of Google's popular Android OS which means a quarter-million apps, a Web browser with Flash, free navigation, and a good media player,with no monthly contract or 3G fees. Preloaded with Tango, Fring, and Skype, to make calles over wifi. It has varies games connected through OpenFeint. It has all Google services, DoubleTwist's Wi-Fi syncing, and Samsung's Kies Air local syncing.

The Galaxy Player connects to the Web by using Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n; I had no trouble connecting to any networks in my area. It comes with built-in Android Web browser supports Flash, unlike the iPod. There's a much broader range of alternative browsers here than for the iPod, so you can pick Opera Mini for pure speed, Dolphin HD for features, or Firefox Mobile for geek cred.

The standard Google apps are here as well. That means the Galaxy Player has terrific Gmail and Google calendar support, along with free GPS voice-guided navigation, something that isn't available on the iPod touch.

Samsung is truely giving Apple a headach these days. :)

Updated on Dec 10, 2011

Forgot the FM radio and the gorgeous screen! :)