Weights Newbie - recommend a gym radio

BenEadir

Hi all,

I'm a regular jogger and cardio user in the gym and happily use my Android phone in an arm band when out running to track my run and listen to music and the same works fine on the treadmill or cross trainer but I've recently started doing a weights program 3 days a week and the armband with phone is just too bulky.

I'm doing the weights from 6am to 7am so morning Radio is what I want to listen to.

Can anyone recommend a small clip on FM radio which is iPod Nano size see http://www.apple.com/ie/ipodnano (but not an Apple product and definetly not €141!!) and has the following attributes:-

1. Digital FM receiver with pre set stations
2. Rechargeable via a micro USB port so it can be charged by all standard phone chargers and in the car etc without having to have a special charger just for it.
3. Standard 3.5mm headphone jack
4. Has a clip on function.

I've looked on eBay, Amazon and generally searched without success.

Here's hoping someone here can recommend something!!

Ben

squod

http://www.ebay.ie/sch/i.html?_trkparms=65%253A12%257C66%253A2%257C39%253A1%257C72%253A5788&rt=nc&_nkw=Slim+FM+Radio&_sticky=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_sop=2&_sc=1

BenEadir

Thanks for the suggestions Squod. They all have their merits but none tick enough boxes to be useful, even at those prices!!

Most have 2.5mm (non standard) headphone jacks which means having to use an adaptor which always causes problems.

I'll keep looking.

Ben

henbane

Archos do some basic mp3/radio players which might suit

squod

http://s.dealextreme.com/search/mp3+fm.html?page=2

d'Oracle

I would recommend the Sandisk Sansa Clip Zip.
That's a real name, I'm not making it up.

Its about €50 and you may have to buy it from the UK (I got mine from a scottish crowd on Amazon) but its a little bigger than an ipod shuffle, plays a fair few formats has an FM tuner and the sound isn't bad, particularly on the radio.

I actually use it as my primary MP3 player right now.

Here is an Irish seller on ebay
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/SanDisk-Sansa-Clip-Zip-Black-MP3-4GB-Digital-Media-Player-/250973911441?pt=UK_AudioTVElectronics_PortableAudio_MP3Players&hash=item3a6f35f991#ht_3124wt_956

BenEadir

That SansDisk looks like it ticks all the boxes all right but €60 is still a bit steep for me at the moment. I'll probably wait until I can pick one up a bit cheaper than that.

Thanks