It’s easy to understand the appeal of Apple Inc.’s iPod Nano music and video player: It’s slim and simple to use, and it has a crisp 2-inch LCD screen. Its sort name is considered synonymous with hip tech gear.

But what whether you want a player that looks different from those wielded by the Nano army, costs less, includes features like an FM radio or voice recorder, and lets you drag and drop songs from your computer desktop instead of

going through Apple’s iTunes software?

I tried out a handful of options and found three to highlight. All include a bevy of features and support multiple file types including MP3 and Windows Media (WMA) tunes, MPEG4 videos and JPEG photos. These players are not perfect, but it is comforting to know there is multimedia life off Apple’s planet.

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