Sorry, but I'm really not interested in picking up a smartphone at this time. Being asked to consider it though has gotten me to think about how the market may have changed since I picked up my Clip ten years ago. I might need to do a bit more research to make sure I'm in the right frame of...

Huh, that is actually not a solution I even considered. But no, I do not have a smartphone, nor do I have any intentions of getting one soon. I am really just looking for a standalone device for audio playback (plus other features mentioned).

I'm looking for recommendations to replace my 10-year old 4GB Sansa Clip+. I've been using it to listen to podcasts at work during almost all of my 8-hour shift through a set of Koss Porta Pros, but it doesn't have the charge to last the whole day, giving me only about 5-7 hours. I've seen it...