Fully packaged and refurbished Microsoft Zune 30GB on Woot.com for $99 + $5 shipping via a super secret link.

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From the first 8 guitar notes of “Sweet Child ‘o Mine” to the haunting calls of the howler monkey on your trip to Belize to the light and airey strums of the ukulele band on Kauai, music and sounds have a uniqe ability to take us away to that special place. Capturing these sounds and the music has been possible for a long time, but not until the introduction of the Zoom H2 hand held surround-sound recorder has it been so easy and so inexpensive with such a professional level of quality.

Here are the details:

• 4 track surround-sound recording via 4 microphones
• MP3: 64-320 kbps, Wav: To 24 bit/96 KHz
• SD card storage (4 GB stores 377 minutes at 16 bit 44.1 kHz - CD quality)
• Mini-jack phone/line level output, external mic input, line level input, and USB
• About the size of a hand held razor
• $199

Indepth reviews and specs at Zoom, O’Reilly and Cnet.

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If you have decided that Apple’s world if the iPod is not for you, AnythingButiPod.com is the site for you. Not only will you get reviews of mp3 players from everyone but Apple, AnythingButiPod also covers everything that goes along with them including accessories, industry news, connectivity and digital rights management (DRM) issues.

For you Amir. Happy Birthday.

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Very simple.
Sign up at Anywhere.FM.
Upload your music (MP3’s only).
Access your music from anywhere on the net.

More info and a screenshot at Lifehacker.

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I’ve been using a bluetooth headset, a Plantronics Voyager 510*, mainly in my car for a year now and it is great. It is very comfortable and loud. I love it. I had such high hopes for a new small bluetooth headset from SouthWing, the SH440, that announces the number of the incoming call. You see, I often keep my phone in my pocket and being able to decide whether or not answer a call without having to dig it out at 65 MPH really appeals to me.

Being small, and $50 was a bonus, but,  and there is a big but, the SouthWing SH440 just doesn’t get loud enough. I’ve tried everything, but I just can’t get it louder, and, if I can’t hear the call, it’s no good to me, caller ID or no caller ID.

The Good: It is clear, small, and has audible caller ID.
The Bad: Volume doesn’t get loud enough, and it is uncomfortable for long periods. 

*Plantronics Voyager 510 - $99 from Plantronics, but can be found for $40-$50 elsewhere.

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