oono MiniDAB One & 2plus 2

Availability

There's now a replacement model - the oono MiniDAB 2Plus2 2GB DAB Radio MP3 Player. Seems that there aren't many stockists of the Oono MiniDab, but here's what we know...

• Oono MiniDAB One: Available for £79 from AdvancedMP3players
• Oono MiniDAB 2plus2: Available for £129 from AdvancedMP3players

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There are a number of ways to get music onto your MP3 player...

• You can 'rip' content from your CD collection - use your computer's CD player to extract songs from your CD collection into a format that can be copied to your MP3 player.
• You can use Windows Media Player to copy existing songs (such as MP3 files) onto your player.
• Download music from an online music store. The most well-known music service out there is iTunes, although you may wish to opt for the mp3 format, otherwise you may find you're tied to Apple's AAC music format that can't be used on other players.
• Another store worth a look is Napster - Follow the instructions at www.napster.co.uk on how to find and download songs as MP3 files from their servers onto your PC, and then use Windows Media Player to copy the songs onto your audio player.
  
  

Tired of listening to music on your player? Give your ears a treat and listen to something other than music on the move.

Perhaps try a podcast... think of these as downloadable radio shows. You could do worse than give our podcast a try - FrequencyCast is a regular podcast that you can download to your device as an MP3 file. Each show looks at UK technology and information on digital TV and radio services. Find out more, and give us a listen at www.frequencycast.co.uk

If you fancy listening to audiobooks, classic comedy or drama , try an audio book, comedy file or one of the other 18,000 audio files available from Audible.co.uk

If you do lots of listening... it might be worth considering getting a decent set of headphones for your portable device, as the cheapo headphones supplied often aren't that great.

We're quite keen on Sennheiser headphones - either a set of top-quality earbuds, or if you're budget can stretch to it - a set of noise-cancellers - especially recommended for train or plane travellers! More on the Sennhesiers on our Accessories page

If you're after something more serious, try the Shure noise isolating earphone range. Available from Play.com , Amazon or AdvancedMP3players - Amazing sound and great isolation from external noise.

If you want to listen to your MP3s in your car, there are a couple of options here. Probably the most elegant is to make use of a little gadget called an FM re-transmitter. These plug into your MP3 player, and transmit the audio from your player a frequency that you can tune your car radio into. Until December 2006, use of these was illegal in the UK, but Ofcom has now overturned this law, making the use of CE-approved short-range FM transmitters legal. Take a look at the range on offer from AdvancedMP3players or Play.

The other option is an audio car adapter - these plug into the headphone socket of an MP3, walkman or portable CD player, and the 'dummy' cassette gets inserted into your car stereo's cassette deck - the sound will be played through your car's system.
There are several of these around. For under £10, there's the Ross Car Cassette Adaptor from Argos, with a 'bass boost' feature.

Got a huge vinyl collection tucked away in the loft? Get yourself an ION USB turntable that connects to your PC - You can use this to transfer your old singles, albums and even 78s to MP3, WAV or WMV format - ideal for your iPod or MP3 player. Bundled software allows to you copy music at double speed, and can automatically remove crackles and noise from your records.
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