Virgin Player 5GB (Virgin $249): Several competitors to the popular iPod Mini are at about the same price point, but the Virgin player comes with a bonus -- FM radio.

The player from iRiver can fit into many of the smallest pockets, even though it also includes an FM radio. The primary drawback is capacity -- it has only a quarter of the memory storage space of an iPod Mini.

IT'S A RADIO TOO: For those who want to hear favorite FM stations, try the iRiver MP3 player, left, or Virgin's 5GB, center. For satellite music fans, there's XM MyFi, right.; BOWWOW WOW: Every iPod needs an "album cover." With the Photo 40GB and other models, it's a snap -- and changeable.; PHOTOGRAPHER: Photographs by Ricardo DeAratanha Los Angeles Times