Want a Bluetooth MP3 player? Here are dozens…

A Bluetooth MP3 player transforms the way you listen to your tunes, but finding a good one from the thousands of ordinary MP3 players on the market can take days of tedious research.

So we’ve done the hard work for you and compiled a list of the top Bluetooth MP3 players on the market today, together with links to the all the Bluetooth MP3 players from the major online stores.

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Why buy a Bluetooth MP3 player?

A Bluetooth MP3 player is a must-have couch potato gadget who prefers listening to their tunes without moving, rather than having to fiddle about with wires to hear their tunes. A Bluetooth MP3 player will let you do some or more of the following:

• listen to your tunes wirelessly, either through a Bluetooth headset or an external Bluetooth speaker. No wires, no fuss, just stream your music from the MP3 player to the speaker, no matter where it is in your lounge.
• stream your tunes to your car stereo wirelessly - a number of car radios now also come with Bluetooth, meaning you can listen to your tunes from your MP3 player in your car without having to use headphones (dangerous and, er, illegal!) or one of those annoying FM transmitters.
• take calls from your mobile phone via your MP3 player - never get up to answer the phone again!
• wirelessly copy your tunes to and from your PC - no more fiddling about with USB cables.

Wired MP3 players are so lost year, while Wi-Fi ones are still a bit pricey. If it’s a decent MP3 player you’re after, you might as well throw Bluetooth into the mix as well - you won’t regret it.

We’ve come up with the following list showing five of the best Bluetooth MP3 players on the market today. If these don’t tempt you, check out our links to the Bluetooth MP3 players from the major online stores.

1). The Samsung YP-T10 Bluetooth MP3 player

Looking not unlike a mobile phone, the Samsung YP-T10 lets you stream your music from the device to a Bluetooth earpiece or a Bluetooth wireless speaker using Bluetooth A2DP technology.

Nothing flash or fancy, the Samsung simply lets you play MP3 tunes with or without wires. It comes in several variants, from 2GB up to 16GB, and also features an intriguing “character animation” user interface, to stop you getting bored from looking at a dull list of tunes! Good value too, with prices starting from just £50.

2). Samsung YP-S5

A much fancier version of the Samsung YP-T10, the YP-S5 is actually a complete Personal Media Player, letting you play music and video.

I’ve included it here, though, as not only does it let you play your tunes wirelessly either through a Bluetooth headset or Bluetooth speakers, but it also comes with own set of speakers, meaning you can to your tunes with your friends without any awkward configuration. Just select tune, press play, annoy neighbours!

Apparently, it’s “perfect for the active, outdoorsy, hip and young lifestyle”, which leaves me out on all four counts!

3). Samsung YP-P2

The Samsung YP-P2 takes the concept of Bluetooth MP3 players one stage further. Not only will it stream your tunes to any Bluetooth headset or speakers, but a soon to be released upgrade will let you pair it up with your mobile phone. When a call comes in, you can see who’s calling on the P2’s 3.0″ screen. If you accept the call, the music will pause and you can then speak to the caller using the T9B’s microphone, and listen to them through your Bluetooth headset or speakers.

A technological marvel, and the ultimate gadget for the lazy bugger who really can’t be bothered to reach over to his phone when someone calls! Oh, and given that it’s Samsung’s answer to the iPod Touch, it has a superb interface and some stunning features, too, including the ability to play videos in 16:9 widescreen format.

As you might have gathered, Samsung are quite fond of the Bluetooth MP3 players. There are quite a few more models by the company as well, which you can find in our links to Bluetooth MP3 players.

4). Sony 8GB Wirefree Walkman

Not all Bluetooth MP3 players come from Samsung - some come from Sony too, who after pioneering the mobile music gadget market in the 80s with its Walkman range of products, is now shipping some seriously good MP3 players.

The Walkman 8GB Wirefree player is one such device that also supports Bluetooth streaming to headsets and speakers. Of course, Sony wouldn’t leave the whole market of Bluetooth MP3 players open to Samsung, and so they have a wide range of players available. You can check out their range at the online stores listed below.

5). Philips GoGear SA5285BT

Another 8GB Bluetooth MP3 player, the Philips GoGear may not be the best looking, but it does let you upload and download MP3 files wirelessly via Bluetooth.

Yes, not only can you stream your tunes to a Bluetooth headset or speakers, you can also sync your tunes (or at least a subset of them, depending on the size of your library!) with those on your PC, all without wires or without moving off your beloved couch!

6). The Sony Rolly

I’m not entirely sure what to file this under, but gloriously bizarre gadget from Sony is a little robot-like thing that not only plays your MP3 tunes (and those encoded in other formats), it’ll also dance around in time with the music.

The MP3 files can either come from its own 1GB of storage, or be streamed wirelessly from your PC via Bluetooth, so I’m classing the Sony Rolly as a Bluetooth MP3 player, even if that doesn’t quite describe it!

Links to Bluetooth MP3 payers from across the Web

If this has whetted your appetite, you can find more Bluetooth MP3 players at the following sites:

• Amazon’s range of Bluetooth MP3 Players
• Bluetooth MP3 players built into watches and sunglasses!
• Pixmania’s Bluetooth MP3 Players page
• Kelkoo’s list of Bluetooth MP3 players
• Advanced MP3 Players - an online store dedicated to, well, advanced MP3 players!

Links to Bluetooth speakers

Finally, what long list of Bluetooth MP3 players and related links would be complete without a few links to some fine Bluetooth speakers.

• Parrot’s range of Bluetooth speakers
• Expansys’s range of Bluetooth speakers

Summary

The thing I’ve noticed from writing this post is that:

1. Finding a Bluetooth MP3 player from amongst the billions of ordinary Bluetooth players out there is not easy!
2. The companies who seem to be focusing on Bluetooth MP3 players more than other are Samsung and Sony, who seem to be going head to head in an all out-fight for MP3 domination.
3. Gadget manufacturers like placing their gadgets in the hands of extremely attractive girls. Shocking, but who am I to buck the trend?!

Having reviewed the market extensively, it’s notable that the majority of Bluetooth-equipped audio devices are actually Personal Media Players, which sell for a lot more than your average MP3 player as they have to play video and must come with much greater storage capacities to boot.

This is why many manufacturers have concentrated on providing a standard MP3 player and Bluetooth-equipped PMP, but not a Bluetooth MP3 player.

Times are changing, though, and with Bluetooth technology now at absurdly low prices, it won’t be long before there are many more of these excellent gadgets on the market.

In the meantime, if it’s a Bluetooth MP3 player you’re after, then hopefully this post will have provided at least a good place for you to find the one you want.

Know of any other (good) Bluetooth MP3 players? Drop us a comment below…