Prizefight: iPod Touch vs. Samsung P3

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	What's hot this week Jasmine France Senior Associate Editor, CNET.com iPod Touch vs. Samsung P3 Apple's iPod Touch is one of highest-rated MP3 players on CNET, but it's also one of the most expensive, starting at $230. That's a lot of money to drop on an MP3 player, especially when a touch-screen competitor like the Samsung P3 delivers many of the same features as the Touch for about $80 less. To determine which of these touch-screen, music- and video-playing portable beauties is really worth your time and money, we've subjected each device to five rounds of criticism from three of our toughest judges. Let the battle begin!  View the duel in action CNET's hottest products Eznex ENA7000 EzCube FM transmitter  Check prices Pioneer VSX-1019AH-K  Check prices Zune HD  Check prices Samsung P3 (8GB, black)  Check prices Apple iPod Touch (second generation, 8GB)  Check prices New in audio Roxy Reference 250 earphones The Roxy Reference 250 earphones offer great value for the money: they are stylish, work with music phones, and include a cute case that does double duty for your MP3 player. Read more  Check prices Eznex ENA7000 EzCube FM transmitter The Eznex ENA7000 EzCube FM transmitter is a great performer in a teeny, tiny package, and is a good choice if you don't mind the messy setup. Read more  Check prices Best 10 digital DJ rigs CNET's Donald Bell rounds up his top 10 favorite digital DJ systems, including controllers and interfaces from Numark, Serato, Vestax, and Pioneer. Read more How to make an MP3 CD The MP3 CD is the awkward love-child of audio CDs and MP3 players--a missing link from an era when the cheapest iPod still cost $300 and portable CD players were still the norm. Still, the format never went gangbusters, even in its heyday. Read more How To Get songs off your iPod Donald Bell Senior Editor Apple's iTunes software makes it dead-simple to copy music onto your iPod, but when it comes to moving files in the opposite direction--from the iPod to your computer--there's no obvious solution. This tutorial can help. Read more MP3 Insider podcast Bluetooth madness Posted by Jasmine & Donald Donald and Jasmine bow to listener pressure and dedicate (almost) an entire episode to Bluetooth. On deck: a description of A2DP Bluetooth technology in detail, some fascinating info about the iPod Touch/iPhone's partially crippled BT functionality, and product shout-outs for Bluetooth-capable headphones and MP3 players. Plus: pr0n talk.  Read more  Headphones for music phones 1. Coosh Headset for iPhone/BlackBerry (white) 2. Radius Atomic Bass for iPhone (red) 3. Apple In-Ear headphones 4. V-moda Vibe II (Nero) 5. Etymotic hf2 noise-isolating headset + earphones 6. Monster Beats by Dr. Dre headphones   Related Newsletters Stay informed on the tech topics that matter to you most CNET offers a wide variety of newsletters on everything from tech industry news to the latest games and gear. Browse the entire list now. Manage newsletters More resources  CNET Music Center  CNET's home audio  Latest MP3 player reviews  MP3 Insider podcast  MP3 players and PVPs  Editors' top MP3 players
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