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The Sansa Rhapsody Comes With Music Inside — Like It or Not

The Sansa Rhapsody is a portable music player designed to work with RealNetworks’ Rhapsody music-subscription service. The preloaded music included with the player is hassle, and the device is inferior to the iPod Nano.

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Rhapsody Uses Sonos For a PC-Free Entry Into a Trove of Music

A new system gives you access to 2.5 million digital tunes — without even turning on your computer. But at $999, Walt Mossberg says it requires a roomy budget.

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Pearl BlackBerry Offers Video, Camera, Music, As Well as Great Email

BlackBerry’s new Pearl is aimed squarely at consumers who need powerful email capabilities, but also want style and bells and whistles. And it’s a beautiful piece of work, Walt Mossberg says. (Video)

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Chocolate Cellphone Only Looks Sweet; Its Design Is Flawed

Verizon’s new Chocolate cellphone is designed as a music player first and was crafted to look like an Apple iPod. But it’s burdened by a ham-handed user interface and other failings, Walt Mossberg says.

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Nüvi GPS Receiver Is Too Rough a Guide For the High Price Tag

Garmin’s Nüvi 350 GPS receiver is being recast as a “personal travel assistant” to shed its geeky roots. The device has a music player, photo viewer and more, but its core function, GPS navigation, is still too crude for its $900 price tag, writes Walt Mossberg.

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Sprint Brings Music Direct to Cellphones, But Price Is Too High

Sprint did a good job designing the first mobile music store, writes Walt Mossberg. It’s a shame they spoiled this breakthrough service with stratospheric prices and overdone restrictions.

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Media Companies Go Too Far in Curbing Consumers’ Activities

The beauty of digital media is the flexibility, Walt argues, and that flexibility shouldn’t be destroyed for honest consumers just because the companies that sell them have a theft problem caused by a minority of people.

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New Services Give You Reliable Ways to Keep All Your Files Updated

Many people resort to time-consuming methods for transferring key files between computers. Walt looks at services that automatically keep certain folders synchronized among multiple PCs, without any work on your part.

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Info Appliance Offers Nice Touches, but It’s Costly, Has Limitations

Walt says the Pepper Pad, a new info appliance, mostly did what was promised, but it isn’t quite as easy and intuitive to use as its makers claim. And, at $799, it costs more than some laptops.

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