Prizefight: iPod Shuffle vs. Sansa Clip

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Scott Ard CNET.com And in this corner, we have… The best boxing matches often are not between the heavyweights but the flyweights, who stand in there round after round and take a beating. With that in mind, we threw two of the smallest competitors ever into the CNET Prizefight ring: Apple‘s latest iPod Shuffle and SanDisk’s Sansa Clip. We can tell you it was a knockout of a fight, but to see which MP3 player was still playing “Rocky” at the end, you’ll need to watch the video. Watch now. As seen on CNET TV Choosing the right smartphone With all of the options out there, picking the right smartphone can be difficult. Brian Tong and Bonnie Cha sit down to help you make the right decision. Watch this video Today on CNET CNET Reviews Top green tech It’s hard to pin down the green value of a tech product. For these nine products, we’ve removed the guesswork. If you’re dedicated to buying only the greenest gear around, these are the gadgets for you. Read more CNET Crave Trade HD DVDs for Blu-rays Warner’s new Red2Blu program tries to relieve some of the sting for the losers of the format war, giving owners of HD DVDs the option to trade those in for Blu-ray versions of the same movie. Read more CNET Reviews HTC Touch Diamond The HTC Touch Diamond for Verizon includes an expansion slot and supports VZ Navigator, visual voice mail, and the carrier’s EV-DO Rev. A network. Unfortunately, it also has its downsides. Read more CNET Reviews Sony Webbie The MHS-PM1 Webbie HD represents a step forward for Sony in the minicamcorder arena, but some quirks and only OK video quality prevent it from besting the competition. Read more What’s new on CNET Plantronics Voyager Pro The Plantronics Voyager Pro might not look like much, but it has the best sound quality of any Bluetooth headset we’ve ever tried. Read more Check prices Panasonic TC-P50X1 Although it requires more than a few picture quality tradeoffs, the Panasonic TC-P50X1 delivers the best black-levels-to-dollars ratio of any HDTV we’ve tested. Read more Check prices Casio Exilim EX-FH20 Equal parts fun and frustrating, the Casio Exilim EX-FH20 is an adequate megazoom camera with a couple of truly novel features. Read more Check prices Crave corner Stay clean with a waterproof keyboard Dong Ngo Senior Assoc. Technology Editor A friend of mine once spilled coffee on her computer keyboard and then took it to a sink to clean that muck off with soap and water. She ended up having to get a new keyboard. Now I know what I should get her. Read more Professional-grade handheld audio recorders 1. Zoom H4n 2. Sony PCM-D50 3. Edirol R-09HR 4. Zoom H2 5. Yamaha Pocketrak CX Related Newsletters Stay informed on the tech topics that matter to you most CNET offers a wide variety of newsletters on everything from tech industry news to the latest games and gear. Browse the entire list now. Manage newsletters Other CNET resources CNET.com Latest CNET reviews CNET Tips and Tricks CNET Living With Technology Top 10 must-have gadgets CNET Editors’ Choice winners