During the early days of the iPod, Mac planned to create a bulletproof case for the iPod. I’m not sure if the bulletproof iPod made it’s way to the market or not. Bulletproof iPod? Ever heard of it before?

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These are the top flash-based MP3 players today, but ratings and rankings can change quickly due to pricing and technology changes.

1. Creative ZEN

Built-in Capacity: 32GB
Screen Size (inches): 2.5
Voice Recording: Yes
FM tuner: Yes
Video Support: Yes
Photo Support: Yes
Price: $300

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Following in the steps of the much-hyped (and deservedly so) 20GB H320, the 5GB H10 is the first microdrive player from iRiver to be widely available. Joining the microdrive mania later in the game, the iRiver H10 truly outclasses the competition in the features department, with a built-in FM tuner, a voice recorder, a photo-friendly color screen, and a removable battery. Plus, it’s Janus compatible out of the box. However, its controls aren’t as intuitive as they look, and battery life was disappointing.

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There was a gap that needed to be filled in the Sansa product line in between the Clip and the View. This gap was filled by the Fuze with a bigger screen, more capacity, and a memory slot compared to the Clip; but it wasn’t quite the flagship as the View with a lower resolution screen, smaller size, smaller capacities, and weaker video playback abilities.

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If you find yourself dazzled by the Web, video, and music capabilities of Apple’s iPhone but can’t stomach the contract commitment, the iPod Touch might be just what you’re looking for. Offered in 8GB ($299) and 16GB ($399) capacities, the iPod Touch is a premium-priced device with an attractive set of features for a midsize portable video player (PVP). Still, the Touch’s limited storage capacity makes it a difficult choice when held up to higher capacity products like the iPod Classic or Archos 605 WiFi.

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Battery life of MP3 players has been greatly increased the last years, with companies such as Cowon and Sony leading the way with up to 60 hours of music playback. The record is now broken, as Panasonic intros an MP3 player with a whopping 100 hours of music playback.

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Iriver showed off many new devices at CES 2008 and from what I was told they actually plan on playing a bit more in the US market. An interesting device they showed off was the W7, with a 3” 260k color, 480 x 272 pixel touch screen. The player is flash based in 4GB and 8GB capacities with the option to add miniSD memory.

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When the new line of Zunes was announced, the addition of a flash-based model stole the show, but the new hard-drive-based Zune is a huge improvement on its 30GB predecessor with a better user interface, faster controls, and more features—including wireless syncing.

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Coby, a manufacturer who arrives to us from the United States while passing by China, has just revealed his last creation: the MP-835, an apparatus which seems to have for ambition to come to titillate APPLE and its iPod Touch on the market of the minis-PMP with tactile interface, while being slightly inspired by this last in order to increase its chances. The machine received legal certifications FCC/CE, has a screen TFT LCD of 3″which it will be thus possible to handle with the finger through resolution of 480×272 pixels, and also embarks 2GB with 4GB of memory flash, a slot microSD, a FM tuner, a catch jack of 3.5mm, a port USB 2.0 as well an interface multi-languages. It offers a compatibility MP3, WMA, OGG, AVI, WMV, JPG, BMP, GIF and TXT. Its dimensions are of 52×97×10mm.

[via  GenerationMP3]

Sounds fantastic; features a brilliant color screen capable of displaying photos and video; SD card expansion slot; FM radio; voice recorder; user-definable EQ; slim, pocket-friendly design; very user-friendly; supports subscription music; reasonable price tag.

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