MP3 has far and away established itself as the standard in digital music formatting. Whatever the fate of Napster, the music file swapping craze shows no sign of slowing down under. But what happens when your MP3 player, PC and CD rack start to overflow? ZDNet Australia takes a look at some of the MP3 file storing hardware and software currently on the market, and discusses the likelihood of starting up your very own MP3 jukebox.
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Seagate has unveiled two new portable hard drives -- one of which is just 3 inches in diameter, yet capable of storing 5GB of data.
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Creative has announced a combination MP3 player and USB storage device.
Creative's MuVo MP3 player and storage device has hit Australian shores. Check out our review of this nifty piece of hardware.
Samsung's latest MP3 player can also double up as a removable storage device, FM radio, voice recorder and an MP3 encoder. Read our Australian review.
Creative just released its MuVos, two compact MP3 players with massive storage capacities, including a 1.5GB hybrid which stores up to 36 hours of music.
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