Music to your ears: CDs are tres passe, so sell 'em and get one of these MP3 players instead

Muscle & Fitness/Hers, Oct, 2004 by Jordana Brown

1) RIO CALI SPORT Are 60 songs enough to get you through your most grueling training day? We're betting on yes. Add an FM tuner, an included armband and a stopwatch and lap timer for cardio days, and your workout just got a lot more tuneful. rioaudio.com, $199.99 2) APPLE IPOD MINI Is there anything you don't know about the iPod Mini? It's smaller than most cell phones, holds up to 1,000 songs and rules its competition (not to mention treadmills worldwide).

No list of MP3 players is complete without it. Your workout shouldn't be either. Isn't it time you bought one? apple.com, $249 3) IRIVER IFP-700 If your gym bag is already stuffed to the gills, this player is for you. It may be small in size, but it boasts up to 1GB of memory, it's able to play 40 hours of music on a single AA battery and it even has a programmable FM recorder so you'll never miss a single word of your favorite radio broadcast. iriveramerica.com, $129 4) NIKE-PHILIPS MP3 MAX As they're constantly reminding us. Nike knows sports. Turns out they know MP3 players too, with their latest creation offering all the familiar top-of-the-line features (12 hours playback time, FM radio, stopwatch) and then one-ups the competition by offering a remote-control waist belt that will absolutely level the playing field. nike-philips.com, $249