The wireless feature is a neat touch, but the iBall's core function – sounding good – just isn’t there

Creative finally delivers a portable media player that trumps them all.

As far as many people are concerned there's only one MP3 player. Love it or hate it, the iPod has entered the public consciousness and become an icon. So it's no surprise that everyone wants to jump on the bandwagon.

Beautiful, yet expensive. And with the iPhone's forthcoming release, is it worth it?

Whether you're after something small, portable and cheap - such as the Creative Zen Mozaic - or something more fully featured, we've got the latest and greatest in portable music on test. The benchmark they all try to meet is the iPod Classic, which at $300 for 80GB of storage and 45 hours of audio battery life is still the clear leader.

Don't make the mistake of thinking all iPod accessories are compatible with iPhones, or you could end up frying your new toy.

Enjoy your music on the move: we try out five of the best flash-based MP3 players on the market.

“It’s really beautiful”. “Just stunning”. “It’s pretty spectacular”. Thus spake Steve Jobs.

With the iPhone (presumably) only a few months away, we compare how Apple's touch screen marvels compare.

Steve Jobs has unveiled Apple’s revamped media player range for the crucial Christmas sales period and announced a major software update for the iPhone..

Gorgeous, expensive and exasperating in equal measure, and yet still desirable despite its myriad faults

Some good design touches and decent sound quality, but a staggering price tag.

An interesting concept, but there are far more capable devices around.

The usual Bose feel-good glow and (mostly) great sound too – but at a price

A very fine, cheap travel speaker

In the words of Amy Winehouse: they tried to make us buy this Kodak, but we said ‘no, no, no’

Easy to use and great value for digital imaging enthusiasts

Nokia’s new phones include a 5 megapixel camera, “pedestrian mode” GPS, music downloads and more 3G.