Personal Audio

After a computer crash, your hard drive is likely to suffer from lost data that requires a third-party data recovery program to recover. Fortunately, your iPod's information can be restored...

Sony Net MD Player is a portable MP3 player that allows you to take all of your music wherever you go. This doesn't just include music from CDs you have uploaded to your computer but you can also...

The iTouch is Apple's touchscreen iPod that works and looks just like the iPhone, but without the phone. Connectivity to the Internet for the thousands of application that are available for the...

The newer generations of iPods have integrated a video playing capability. The larger-size hard drives allow you to store multiple movies, songs and pictures in one place. The iTunes store allows...

Headphone amplifiers take a single input and amplify the sound before sending it out to a single or multiple sets of headphones. They are often used in music studio settings, allowing producers...

The iPod Classic features 160 GB of memory, allowing users to download endless hours of music and videos. And, like other video iPods, the Classic can play music videos. Syncing music videos to...

The Sony Ericsson Walkman is a wireless phone that has a built in MP3 player. This allows you to carry just one portable device instead of stuffing your pockets with two. However, when using the...

While most video formats are compatible with 5G iPods and newer generations, you may need to convert the video file to the iPod-compatible format, which is MP4. There are several third-party video...

The Creative MuVo s200 is a compact audio device that comes in two colors: hot pink and blue. The s200 is a relatively simple audio player that has an LCD screen that displays song info and...

iPod Touches are unique in the MP3 player world. They are almost exactly like the iPhone, but they don't have a phone or 3G connection. If you want to use the Internet on an iPod Touch, you must...

The RCA MP3 player truly depicts easy listening. Downloading music to an RCA MP3 player requires little technical experience, due to the device's simplified functions. Downloading can be done by...

If the battery in your iPod dies, there's no replacement method that takes ten seconds like there is in most cell phones, which have externally accessible battery packs. You have to take apart the...

Most new Apple iPods have a built-in video function that allows you to watch MP4 video files. You can add anything from downloaded video clips to full TV shows and movies to your iPod. And with...

The iPod nano 3rd generation has a distinctive shape that continues to appeal to users, despite its having been replaced by a newer model. Proper maintenance of the nano includes replacing the...

If you have an older Fisher CD player, it more than likely has a built in clock. Over time the clock might indicate the wrong time because of unplugging the CD player or other power interruptions....

If your Sansa Clipis freezing up or having other problems, restoring it to its factory default settings may fix the problem. It's not guaranteed, but it's worth a try. If a restore does not work,...

Recent models of the Apple iPod and iPhone have mobile iTunes 8.0 (or newer) built into the system. This allows you to instantly download music to your device without ever connecting it to your...

Before you can begin accessing the Internet from your iPod Touch, you'll need to add your wireless network to your iPod Touch's Wi-Fi settings. The iPod Touch will connect to your wireless...

Microsoft makes many different colored Zunes, including the popular pink Zune. To open a pink Zune, you will employ the same method as opening up any other colored Zune. You will need to have...

Sandisk's Sansa Clip MP3 player is one of the company's smallest personal audio devices. As a result of the Sansa Clip's small size, it doesn't show or support video file types. If you would like...

Some portable video players are also capable of playing audio files. Excluding the Zune and the iPod, most portable media players are detected by your computer as additional hard drives. Using...

Battery-operated devices are used in nearly every facet of everyday life. Over a long period of time, a single battery-operated device may require new batteries hundreds of times. If the...

By default, Windows Media Player cannot work with Apple iPods, as they are products from two different companies. However, there is a third-party program that eliminates incompatibility between...

The iPod supports a variety of audio formats, but cannot play music that is formatted as a Windows Media Audio (WMA) file. In order to play a WMA file on your iPod, it must first be converted into...

Although iTunes is the default media player for the iPod, you can sync your iPod to other media players that are free to use and provide the same features as iTunes. These media managers are...

The 4G iPod, also known as the iPod Photo, can be loaded by connecting the device to your computer using the device's USB or FireWire cable and installing iTunes onto your computer. The iTunes...

Zune is Microsoft's addition to the diverse MP3 player market. Users who have become familiar with the iPod format may have difficulty figuring out how to add songs to the Zune player. To add...

With the advent of the Internet, music lovers can now download music and save it to MP3 devices. This has become a convenient way for people to get hold of a copy of their favorite MP3 songs and...

Rather than get rid of your first generation iPod once the battery dies, you can extend the life of your device by replacing the battery yourself. In order to do so you'll need to purchase a new...

If you own an iPod, you can protect your games by syncing them in iTunes. In essence, the syncing process saves your games on your computer's hard drive and allows you to easily access them later...

MP3 players vary in memory size and can support as much music as their memory allows. MP3 player memory sizes range anywhere from 128MB to over 80GB for newer players. If you are running out of...

Keeping your iPod firmware up to date ensures that you have access to all of the latest features, improvements and bug fixes. But since your iPod will not automatically inform you when an update...

Apple allows users to utilize a program called iTunes to synchronize all compatible media files to their iPod personal player. But, before you can begin syncing your iPod, you need to transfer...

CopyTrans is a media managing program that allows you to transfer your music and videos from your iPod to your computer or iTunes program, as well as adding new content to the iPod from your...

Using Windows Media Player, you can manage all of the content on your Zune MP3 player. Windows Media Player can also transfer compatible files to the Zune. Incompatible files will automatically be...

The Samsung Juke, half phone, half MP3 player, retains the features of a traditional cell phone but combines them with the features of a thumbdrive-style MP3 player. There are two different ways...

Although durable, iPods can suffer from hard drive failure due to software conflicts and physical damage, which can cause data loss and may lead to an inoperable iPod. If your iPod loses its data...

An iPod is a portable media device that allows users to listen to music, play games, watch videos and more. You can charge your iPod by connecting it to your computer using the USB connector that...

For the most part, iPods don't overheat the way computers do. They don't require fans or any special cooling devices. However, it is important to protect your iPod, especially in hot weather, to...

While previous generations of the iPod allowed you to enable it for disk storage, the iPod Touch does not provide the same feature. In order to enable disk use on an iPod Touch without illegally...

The Sony MDR-F1 (popularly known as the Sony F1) headphones are high-end audio headphones that cover your entire ears. These headphones are more for at home and studio use than walking around...

Your iPod Touch 2G device is configured to work with the iTunes program by default, although you can use other media managers to add music to the device. Third-party music managers are available...

The Autofill feature on your iPod automatically adds music, videos and photos to your iPod whenever you connect it to your computer. During the synchronization process, your iPod and iTunes update...

The Unbox video format is not compatible with the iPod. You can convert an Unbox video into an iPod-compatible video format using a video conversion program once the Unbox video has been properly...

You can take apart an iPod Nano 2nd Generation when one or more of the internal components needs to be replaced. This can include a damaged display screen or a battery that no longer holds a...

The audio and video files that have been saved on your iPod make up that device's media library. Plugging that iPod into a computer that has the iTunes program installed will cause the iPod...

Creative manufactures and distributes a line of Zen MP3 players. Some Zen MP3 players are powered using disposable batteries. When these players no longer have power, the batteries can simply be...

Every iPod that is on the market gives owners the opportunity to listen to audio files that have been saved on a computer while the owners are away from their computers. In order to listen to...

The Zune personal media player has various features, such as video and music playback, as well as the ability to upload and view photos. Microsoft, the Zune developer, also ensured the player...