[Electronics-talk] Very Small MP3 Player for Audible.com Files

[Christopher Chaltain]

I upgraded from the Zen Stone to the Zen Stone with External Speaker, 
and the battery life ended up being quite a bit better. This was just my 
experience. I don't know what the advertised battery life is for either 
player.

Craig Werner wrote:
> Christopher, I can certainly understand why you are curious about why 
> I am looking for a newer MP3 player than the Zen Stone.  Capacity 
> isn't the issue.  II'm hoping that I can fine a player with longer 
> battery life.  The Zen Stone advertises about ten hours between 
> charges, I believe, but I usually get about eight hours when playing 
> Audible.com files.
>
> Craig
>
> Christopher Chaltain wrote:
>> I'm curious, what are you looking for in a newer device? I was going 
>> to recommend the Zen Stone, but it looks like you're looking for 
>> something else. Other than capacity, I can't think of anything a 
>> newer portable media player would have.
>>
>> There is the iPod Shuffle. It came out with a newer version a few 
>> months ago. If you're using iTunes, you can set it up to voice the 
>> files and folders you have on the Shuffle. I don't have one myself, 
>> but I'm sure you can find them around and can Google for more 
>> information on them.
>>
>> Craig Werner wrote:
>>> Greetings to the list.
>>>
>>> Of the MP3 players currently manufactured, can anyone recommend a 
>>> very small one that is accessible enough to allow for the playing of 
>>> Audible.com files without sighted help?  I know the problems 
>>> associated with menus that don't speak, but since Audible.com files 
>>> are the only ones that will ever be played on this player, I'm 
>>> hoping a player may be found to get the job done.  I own the 
>>> Creative Zen Stone 2GB player but am looking for a newer device.
>>>
>>> Thank you for all help.
>>>
>>> Craig
>>>
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Christopher

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