Quotes of the Day

Browsing the shelves of MP3 players in the airport duty-free shops? Look out for one of these new models:

		LATEST COVER STORY Person of the Year 2003: The American Soldier  Portrait of a Platoon  Photoessay: A Soldier's Life  2003: In Memoriam  2003: People Who Mattered December 29, 2003 Issue Past Covers Saddam Captured Dec. 22, 2003 ----------------- The Insurgents Dec. 15, 2003 ----------------- Kids and Drugs Dec. 8, 2003 ----------------- America and Bush Dec. 1, 2003 ----------------- Russell Crowe Nov. 24, 2003 ----------------- Jessica Lynch Nov. 17, 2003 ----------------- Tortured Minds Nov. 10, 2003 ----------------- Eating Smart Nov. 3, 2003 ----------------- Bollywood Oct. 27, 2003 ----------------- Tomb Raiders Oct. 20, 2003 ----------------- Bali Remembered Oct. 13, 2003   NOTEBOOK  Taiwan: SARS Gets Loose  Japan: Searching for the Stork  Bhutan: Pax Interrupta  Eulogy: Blas Ople  Milestones  Letters GLOBAL ADVISOR  Getaways: Own an Island!  Style Watch: Best Boot Forward CNN.com: Top Headlines

Creative Nomad MuVo2 This new release, pictured left, isn't the flashiest player around, but it's a good entry-level choice for a teenager or a relative. Its capacity of 850 songs will comfortably hold the entire Linkin Park and So Solid Crew back catalog, while the simple plug-and-play, drag-and-drop functionality makes operation a breeze.

Rio Karma Long battery life, a generous 20-GB storage capacity and sleek, ergonomic design make this a great traveling companion—especially for left-handers: the display and controllers can be flipped, so southpaws won't have to fumble.

Archos AV320 Multimedia Jukebox Why limit yourself to mere audio? Billing itself as the world's first "handheld personal entertainment center," the AV320 is a camera, MP4 video player and MP3 player rolled into one. Watch up to 40 hours of movies, view up to 200,000 photos, or enjoy 1,000 hours of music. Connect it to your PC and it acts as an extra hard disk for storing any kind of data.

• Liam Fitzpatrick
• Hot New MP3s for long hauls