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I've been using the Mojo 1 player for a year and a half now. If you're interested in the Mojo you're interested in listening to music without wires. The danger with any headphone style mp3 player is that however good the mp3 player, you're still at the mercy of the headphone quality. Most audiophiles would avoid the Mojo 1 -- these are not Grado SR60s. But they are decent headphones. There is no lcd screen but you figure out how to operate it with your fingers. The Mojo 1 runs on one AAA battery, but when the battery charge gets to around 1.25/1.5V on my 750mAh Energizer rechargeable batteries, the charge becomes too weak for the Mojo. To me that's plenty of time; still remember to carry spare AAA rechargeable batteries. The Mojo 1 has 128mb of internal memory but you won't want to keep your mp3s in the internal memory, that requires using either a musicmatch or moodlogic plugin to convert your mp3s to a proprietary DRM'd .mjm format. The Mojo 1 will not play regualr mp3s in the internal memory, only converted mjm files. The Mojo 1 will record FM radio from the tuner onto the internal memory only so you may want to save the internal memory for recording radio snippets (in .wav format), or else to save jpgs or other non-music files. Normal mp3s will play from external SD cards, but only SD cards up to 512mb. I tested a 1gb RiDATA 66x card in my Mojo 1 and it choked. If you have a TDK Mojo 1 please write to TDK customer support asking them to create new firmware so that the Mojo 1 will support 1gb SD cards. While TDK has been sitting on their hands, others have been innovating. Check out the izon: http://www.globalat.com/bluetoothheadset.html which supports bluetooth AND has an SD card slot. If you need wireless now, the TDK Mojo 1 is still probably your best bet (I'd like to hear from an Izon owner though), but if you can wait, another generation of wireless headphones may be just around the corner.

I had such high hopes but this baby is going back. It is a very tempting item for the obvious reasons but here is the lowdown:

- As headphones go, it is heavy, *very* uncomfortable and poorly built.
- The entire product screams " I was built in China!"; plastic has rough edges, the controls are clunky (you move 5 notches if you only want to move one, etc.)
- the transfer software only works for 100 songs and it's three-o for the "full" product; free plug-in did not recognize the player after 45 minutes. I was unable to transfer files and I write software for a living.

-- As I said, the headphone aren't comfortable (and I love back-of-the-head ones in general) so unless you'd buy a pair of nice lambskin gloves that are two sizes small just because they look nice...

Stay away, you have been warned.

The little unit works pretty well.

A couple of things they don't tell you...

1. Although the device looks like a standard usb storage device when connected via the USB, you apparently cannot copy mp3 files directly to the device's memory. They have to be "encrypted" using the supplied cheezy moodlogic software. Music files cannot apparently be copied from the device to your PC. Big brother again I guess. This does not seem to hold true with the mmc/sd card slot.

2. For decent FM reception you must use a small 2.5" supplied FM antenna that is screwed into a threaded slot on the left earpiece. On my unit it's in a matching grey color and stays reasonably flush in the direction of the headband.

The unit shoulds good and is indeed quite wirefree. Records FM to internal memory, which is a neat feature.

Lousy controls (can't see what you are doing and buttons stick - I ended up with headaches from pushing the buttons so hard while running). Stupid format - mjm. Cannot play real MP3, then you have to subscribe to their Moodlogic (more money). Be careful, it automatically converts the first 100 songs (you don't get to pick) in your library to mjm, then you HAVE to pay to Moodlogic to convert the rest.

I bought my MOJO1 in May, it would eat up batteries about 1 every two weeks (and I only run 3-4 days/week). It stopped working (SD card would actually "skip" like a CD) in August and, after numerous online chats and emails (TDK has the WORST Customer Service I have ever, REPEAT EVER, dealt with - they don't respond to email request in a timely manner and you cannot talk to them, you have to CHAT) I sent it back to them for "repairs." Well, that was September. I heard NOTHING from them for almost FOUR months! Finally, after more emails and chats (you cannot TALK to a rep to save you life), they asked me if I would accept a MOJO256F as a substitute.

I'm taking them up on it, but I don't have high hopes. They should have stuck to making media.

I have one - been using it for a year, and I'm ordering another for my husband. I really love it. It's easy to use; the wireless aspect is great. It does get a bit heavy, but I can just tuck a few strands of hair behind my ears if it becomes uncomfortable, and then continue to wear them. Seeing it's the only product out there of this kind product comparisons are limited, but obviously I like enough or I wouldn't buy another. It would be much more handy if it were to allow for dragging and dropping of files without having to use MoodLogic. Overall, I think it's a top shelf product.