Wireless and Screenless MP3 Players

If you love listening to music but don't like to si glued to the computer,tangled in wires, take a sigh of relief. Companies are rolling out music systems that are not only wireless but also screenless. Targeting the youth are scend, Bose, Moser Baer and many more, making the competition indeed a fierce one. There are certainly more brand options and product features to choose from, to suit your needs and budget. When making your choice, establish whether you need an MP3 player for just listening to music or for storing photos and watching videos also.
Recently, Apple had re-designed its iPod Shuffle, which, unfortunately, did not stir up the youthy. Taking the opportunity, Sony has come up with an innovative wireless and screenless MP3 system, taking the music system directly into the earphones. Sounds innovative but does it work well? In fact, it's interesting to see devices shrinking in size.

Wireless and Screenless:

Wireless technology is not new but it is being usd by the music system makiers only recenlty. This technology can mainly be categorisd into two segments -Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. But the latest MP3 technology has revolutionised the market- it has done away with both.
Most of the wireless Mp3 players use the stereo Bluetooth technology but Sony has taken a leap further by building, the MP3 player inside the headphones. It has no sound modifications software, not even bass and treble controls. In fact, the only interesting it has is Zapppin, which has done away with the traditional display screen as well-yet another unique feature.
"Zappin scans though the music library by playing what the MP3 player thinks is the most recognisable clip of each song. The user can select short clips-about 4-15 seconds long-by pressing the jog dial while the music is playing,"explains Tomonori Moroda, division head, home audio video, Sony India.

Advantages and limitations

As the wireless MP3 players are targeted at the youth and the gymgoers, these may be an initial hit. " The great advantage of a wireless headset is that there are no wires to get rangled in. You have more freedom and can even move away from the MP3 while continuing to listen to music. However, there are certain obstacles for a widespread deployment of wireless devices due to lack of awareness and the cost factor as they are comparatively more expensive than the wired ones.