[geeks] Bluetooth mp3 players

[Lionel Peterson]

On Nov 21, 2008, at 6:33 PM, Jeff Cole <jeff at flambe.org> wrote:

> I recently purchased a pair Bluetooth headphones (MotoRkr S9-HD) and
> love them. Now I find that I'd like to be able to take my mp3 player
> with me so I'm not stuck at my desk.
>
> Requirements:
>
> Not an iPod or anything that requires a special software
> to work. I love my Sandisk player because everything is stored as mp3s
> and I can use any player I want.
>
> Solid State/Flash based. I drop stuff all the time, so, a hard drive
> based player is pretty much out. I don't have a huge music collection,
> so, I'm okay with not having a huge amount of storage space.
>
> Expandable. I'd like to be able to pop in a micro-sd card or something
> similar to expand it.
>
> Simple interface. Doesn't need to be fancy. My current player has 5
> buttons and a wheel for scrolling. It's perfect.
>
> I'd like to spend no more than say $150 on this player.
>
> Suggestions?

I just picked up a few Sandisk 1 and 2 Gig MP3 players for $15-20/ 
each, they are for knocking around use, and were bought because it  
wouln't hardly upset me if I lost one (I got 2x that take AAA battery  
be 2x that include rechargable battery).

I'm very happy with my purchase, I thought about getting a Nano Clip,  
but $50 is a bit much for me to lose...

Based on my exp with these low-cost players, I'd seriously look  
attheir more expensive models, but that probably doesn't help with  
your Bluetooth requirement.

(Oddly, I found myself needing a WMA player recently, and I do hate  
the "sync with only one computer" model of the iPod)

Lionel