Must have MP3 Players for Christmas 2008

The new 4th Generation Apple iPod is undoubtedly the best iPod Apple have updated so far with a bigger screen and a wider range of cool colours such as silver, black, purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, red and pink. Impressive features include a Genius playlist which matches songs so you have a playlist of similar tracks, shake shuffle which with a light shake of the Nano shuffles your tracks and plays a new different one, an accelerator allows you to have different views of your content just by simply holding it vertically or horizontally, video can played on the 2" screen too. The iPod Nano is available in 8GB or 16GB capacities.

If you fancy a wireless MP3 player where you can listen to your music through Bluetooth headphones, the Sony NWZ-A828 is definitely for you. With no fuss of wires you can listen to your favourite tunes through any compatible Bluetooth device such as your car stereo, hi-fi, TV, speakers and more. Sony's simple drag and drop system makes transferring music to your MP3 player effortless and Sony's Open Format means that any format of file can be downloaded. Videos can be played at 30fps and either vertically or horizontally. Upto 40 hours of playback can be squeezed from the battery and 8GB of memory allows you to store 2,000 tracks or 31hrs of video.

The Creative Zen Mosaic is a very fun MP3 player available in black, silver and pink they are very stylish but simple to use. A built-in speaker enables you to play your music loud with out the need of an extra accessory. An FM radio is on board and a voice recorder as well as a colour 1.8" screen on which you can view photos and movie clips. The Mosiac is available in 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, or 16GB capacities.

The Apple iPod Touch also got a re-vamp this year and now has a new sleeker more compact design, which is extremely impressive and has got to be the best looking MP3 player we've seen. There are many more games and applications available as well as a longer battery life of 36 hours of music playback and 6 hours of video playback. A built-in speaker allows you to listen to your music without the need for headphones and the support of the Nike + iPod sensor, which you place inside your trainer and the iPod wirelessly picks it up and provides workout information. The 3.5" screen has 480x320 pixel resolution and the touch is available in 8GB, 16GB or 32GB capacities.