One of the most renowned Big Tech companies in the world continued to deliver a device dedicated to streaming music, and that ...

Spotify ain't what it used to be, and we may have the perfect antidote.

Back in the days before smartphones, it seemed like everyone had an MP3 player. The best-known device was the iPod, which ...

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"I don't like the title 'The Father of MP3,'" says Karlheinz Brandenburg. But he kinda is. "Certainly I was involved all the time from basic research [to] getting it into the market." Brandenburg was ...

Since its standardization in 1991, MP3 has gone from being a little-known portion of a video file format to the kind of ubiquity that most brands can only dream of having. It's both widespread, with ...

These days, MP3 players have largely been pushed aside for cell phones, which can not only play music but also search the web, make phone calls and more. But most modern MP3 players are small and can ...

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Sound is one of the many motivators of our day, whether it’s that song that powers you through an extra rep at the gym or that podcast you like to unwind to after a long day at work. As sound has ...

Woah, why are you here? Like, I'm glad you are, but why are you trying to buy an MP3 player in 2024? Are you a luddite Boomer? Are you a Zoomer that wants to contradict Big Tech? Are you a parent that ...

The absolute lowest MP3 bit rate you should consider is 128kbps. This was often referred to as being CD quality, but it's far from being so. This bit rate will allow you to get much more music on to ...

The FLAC file format is a great way to capture the sonic breadth and power of your sprawling CD collection. If you want your digital tunes to sound just as immersive as they do on the album, FLAC ...