Everyone seemed to be walking around the Podcast Expo this weekend with one of these around their neck like geek bling. For podcasters, this is a sweet device as it allows them to record audio directly via the Line In port so they can do interviews anywhere. For your average user, it stores up to 1 GB of MP3 files in something about the size of a pack of gum. Unlike Apple's iPod Shuffle, though, the iRiver has a display to show you track information and allow you access to menus, etc.

See also:

#3 Radical Careering
#2 Apple Mac Mini
#1 Palm TX Handheld

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