With new, supercharged battery life, the new iPods offer superb design and performance. But compatibility caveats remain.

It doesn’t look any different to the old iPod, but that doesn’t mean Apple hasn’t done anything to it.

The iPod Nano has been refined, and its larger capacity and sleek styling makes it more appealing than ever.

MSI lines up to take a shot at the iPod Nano. Certainly a valiant effort, but was it a bullseye?

We reviewed it. Now please, get it as far away from us as humanly possible.

A carry case with a built-in speaker? Now that's thinking.

For the last few years Creative has played catchup to the likes of iRiver, Rio and Apple.

After all the media speculation, Apple has finally dipped its toe into the world of mobile video with the launch of the new iPod.

Few people were expecting an iPod like this to arrive so soon after the iPod Shuffle.

Hello nano. Won't you be mine? Nano is the sexiest bright shiny object we've seen for a good while.

As much as it looks like any ordinary MP3 player, this round black beauty is anything but.

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.

A funky set of  Bluetooth headphones. Connect to a variety of audio sources or use the built in MP3 player.

Taking over on the innovation and user friendliness from where the original iPod left off, the iPod Mini features similar design to the original, but is in every regard smaller.

The SlimX imp-550, from iRiver left us speechless in terms of the quality and design of this MP3 CD Player/FM tuner. Being possibly the thinnest CD/MP3 player on the market, this is also one of the more feature-packed.

This player has its own speaker which would be handy for instant playback of voice recordings. There is 128MB storage on board, with a MMC card slot, located in the battery compartment. The headphones clip over your ear, and are quite comfortable to wear.

Features voice recording and an FM tuner. The device can be fiddly to operate, and the LCD screen doesn't display any track information other than the title. There is no playlist management, and no directory structure for your tracks. Voice recording allows the sampling rate to be set up to 48,000Hz.

For the price, this unit doesn't have a lot going for it. It is clumsy to operate, and the display is too small. It has a slot for a Memory Stick, although a 'MagicGate' adaptor is required.

As the iPod continues to be enhanced, and storage capacity increased, we had a look at the latest from Apple.

A bog standard CD/MP3 player, with a minimal feature set. Apart from the typical controls such as resume, shuffle, repeat and so on, this player also has 'Digital Dynamic Bass Boost' which provides minimal strengthening of the bass signal.