Top sports mp3 players

Need some tunes while snowboarding, skiing or doing what ever tickles your fancy, then we have found the list of the top mp3 players for sports thanks to About, we have also added our best which we reviewed previously to the list.

In no particular order:

1) Rio Forge Series
The Rio Forge is encased in rubber and easily graspable. It integrates a stainless steel face plate for durability for its 128, 256 and 512 MB flash memory models. Storage can further be expanded up to 1 GB of MP3 or WMA music files via an internal memory card slot. The Rio Forge supports Audible audio book files, offers quick USB 2.0 file transfers, runs for up to 20 hours on a AAA battery, has a built in FM tuner and recorder and offers gym friendly features like a stopwatch and lap timer.

2) Creative Muvo Micro C100
Creative’s Muvo Micro C100 sports player offers 256 MB of internal flash memory and a SD/MMC memory card slot to hold MP3 and WMA music files. The player is housed in a rugged case and is splash proof. It offers support for quick USB 2.0 file transfers, drag and drop of files, a five band equalizer, blue backlit LCD, FM radio and up to 18 hours of play on a AAA battery. The main feature for the sports minded is the stopwatch, which includes a lap-timer, split-timer and countdown timer.

3) Samsung Yepp Sport YP-60V
This tiny 1.53” x 3.66” x 0.66” 256MB Samsung Yepp offers a variety of health tracking features, including heart rate monitor, calorie counter and stop watch. Capable of playing up to 15 hours on a rechargeable battery, the YP-60V supports MP3 and WMA music files. It’s equipped with an FM tuner and recorder and can double as a file storage device. Sound can be enhanced via simulated surround sound. An arm band is included in the package.

4) Rio Cali Series
Rio’s Cali is encased in a rubber design which can easily be gripped. It has 128MB or 256MB flash memory options, expandable to 1GB via expansion cards. Ear clip style headphones and an armband with carrying case come standard. Sound control can be enhanced with a five-band equalizer. Other features include an FM tuner and integrated stopwatch with lap timer. The Cali’s semi-circular design measures 2.5” x 2.6” x 0.8” and weighs 1.8 oz. It can play up to 18 hours of music on one AAA battery.

5) Nike Philips MP3Run
The Nike Philips MP3Run has 256 MB of internal flash memory to hold MP3 and WMA music files. Like other athletic type players, it is housed in a protective casing and offers an easy to read LCD. It has a rechargeable battery which provides up to 12 hours. Athletes will like the wireless Bluetooth pedometer which sends time, distance and pace data to the player that can be logged to a computer to track overall progress, on demand audio voice of the data being recorded and integrated stopwatch.

6) Creative Nomad Muvo² X-Trainer
This sports version of Creative’s Nomad player line is a bright yellow square, flavored in 512MB and 1GB internal flash memory configurations. The X-Trainer is protected by a durable rubber case and comes with an armband as well as a USB 2.0 cable for speedy MP3 and WMA music file transfers. It can playback up to 16 hours continuously on a rechargeable battery, also acting as a device for carrying any type of file. Customized sound control is available via a 4-band equalizer.

7) Oakley Thump2
The world’s first digital music eyewear is now available in a new design with the option of even greater memory. Built around the hard-edged style of our GASCAN™ eyewear, THUMP 2™ offers memory storage up to 1 gigabyte.

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