Philips GoGear Cam 8 GB MP3 Player (Silver)

I've played with a few "nano" sized MP3 players over the last few years, mainly from Samsung and Apple, and I have to say that the Phillips GoGear was hands down the worst experience. The overall design of this device is schizophrenic, not knowing whether it's mainly an MP3 player, extremely low-end video camera/camera, or a video player. It's not great at any of the three between problems with song file sorting/tag editing (the included software is similar to an iTunes light that is nowhere near as useful), as well as it's low megapixel rate.

To add insult to injury, the physical design of the click wheel is atrocious. Far and away my biggest complaint is with the un-intuitive and clunkily designed outer ring around the main click wheel which switches between modes (camera, mp3, etc.) It's way to easy to accidentally move just by handling the device which is super annoying. My player also kept freezing up when I'd accidentally move this wheel in mid video recording,...Read more

Things We Love:
+ Easy to switch between music and pic or video mode
+ Convenient 3 way cord, hook to TV or computer with same cable
+ Plays MP3 AND MP4 files!
+ Great sound quality
+ User interface very intuitive
+ Videos are very clear

In case you're wondering:
= Music stops when you switch to another mode
= We haven't had any luck getting songs from iTunes, but SongBird is cool
= Earphones are OK, but not exceptional
= SD Slot has cover, no worries about losing it
= Recharges from your USB port, no wall charger

GoGear MP3 player is an awesome little gadget. So far, we've not been able to get this to work with our TV. I'll keep trying and update the review when I get it working.

MP3 player is awesome. Camera is good, but has no zoom. Video recorder is pretty good, perfect for YouTube type stuff and fun for kids. Again, I'll update this review when I see how the videos look on the...Read more

I sing in the choir at Woodland Heights Baptist Church in Chesapeake, Virginia. For our annual Christmas cantata, the choir director gave us copies of the music on CD. Unfortunately, my car's CD player began scratching my CDs and distorting their music. Fortunately, the Amazon Vine Program sent me the Philips GoGear Cam 8 GB MP3 Player for me to use and review. It was a godsend; in fact, it made the holidays more special for me!

I have been faithfully using this MP3 player for nearly three months. It's a wonderful entertainment system for the active person who is constantly on the go. First of all, I used my HP personal computer and ripped the music from the CD containing my church's Christmas cantata. Using the USB cable that came with the MP3 player, I was easily able to transfer the Christmas music into the MP3 player and listen to it while driving. (I realize that this is not recommended for safety reasons but it was an emergency; I listen to my music at a...Read more