Flash memory USB MP3 player.

In a recent sale, Maplin (www.maplin.co.uk) had a combined mp3 player (made by Prosound, model A26FA)and fm radio on offer, the radio was the deciding factor. I had been considering an Apple iPod but none of the models have a radio (Hint to Apple, bring out an iPod with DAB digital radio & I'll be one of your first customers). This player has the usual USB interface and a un-necessary driver disk if you are using anything other than windows. OS X mounts it on the desktop without problems, here's how to do the same for Linux:-

root@interlink:~# lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 066f:8000 SigmaTel, Inc. 
root@interlink:~# 
root@interlink:~# tail dmesg (edited)
hub.c: new USB device 00:01.2-3, assigned address 4
scsi3 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
  Vendor: SigmaTel  Model: MSCN              Rev: 0100
  Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Attached scsi removable disk sdc at scsi3, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
SCSI device sdc: 2032384 512-byte hdwr sectors (1041 MB)
sdc: Write Protect is off
 sdc: sdc1
WARNING: USB Mass Storage data integrity not assured
USB Mass Storage device found at 4
root@interlink:~# 
root@interlink:~# 
root@interlink:~# mount -t vfat /dev/sdc1 /mnt/usb/
root@interlink:~# 
root@interlink:~# mount (edited)
/dev/sdc1 on /mnt/usb type vfat (rw)
root@interlink:~# 

As a bonus, when the player is plugged in to a powered USB port, it charges the battery. One other thing I really like is the organic LED display, it is clear to read and attractive to look at.