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MP3 Players and iPods
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Best MP3 Players for Audiobooks 
 Review of MP3 players that are best for listening to audiobooks. The review notes that "the best MP3 players for audiobooks have a bookmarking feature, which is handy for instantly returning to a specific point in an audiobook." Includes links to related articles about topics such as Audible.com audiobooks (including compatibility with MP3 devices). From CNET. http://reviews.cnet.com/4321-6499_7-6547912.html?rId=31780772 Topics: Literature & Books, Music Last updated Jun 6, 2007 Headphones and Hearing Loss
Audio of a January 2006 radio program in which a doctor from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Harvard Medical School talks about hearing loss from listening to loud music. Topics addressed include the use of headphones by portable audio device owners and the use of earplugs by rock concertgoers. From WBUR, Boston's National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate. http://www.here-now.org/shows/2006/01/20060111_10.asp Topics: Disabilities, Music Last updated Feb 7, 2006 iPod Nation
This article from 2004 addresses "the sudden ubiquity of the iPod, the cigarette-box-size digital music player ... that's smacked right into the sweet spot where a consumer product becomes something much, much more: an icon, a pet, a status indicator and an indispensable part of one's life." Also includes a transcript and audio of a related radio program. From Newsweek magazine. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5457432/site/newsweek/ Topics: Music Last updated Feb 6, 2006 iPods and MP3 Players Storm the Market
Eleven percent of all adult Americans and 19 percent of all adult Americans under 30 own MP3 players or iPods, according to a brief report based on a survey conducted in early 2005 by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/p/1047/pipcomments.asp Topics: Music Last updated Feb 24, 2005 |
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