Steve Jobs proudly showed off his new babies in the iPod family on Tuesday, and unlike with Brad and Angelina’s twins, the cooing and excitement was justified - the new nano and touch actually do stuff.

But what if the new iPods hadn’t been launched? What would you be left to upgrade to? And what would you do if iPods didn’t even exist at all? Not to worry: there’ still plenty of top-end songbox rivals out there, many of which even outperform Apple’s holy products, and we’ve rounded them up on the other side of the jump.

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It’s lunchtime, so grab a sandwich and settle down for a recap of everything gadget-shaped you’ve missed this morning.

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Creative has added yet another model to its MP3 range. The Zen Mozaic (yes, that’s how it’s supposed to be spelled) comes in 2GB, 4GB and 8GB versions, with a 16GB model landing later in the year, and its battery reportedly offers a marathon 32-hour lifespan per charge. Compatible with music, video clips and digital photos, it also packs an FM radio and voice recorder.

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Creative’s not letting up in its quest to topple the iPod: its latest player’s dubbed the Zen Krystal, and has popped up in the far east, packing music skills as well as built-in fitness tracking.

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No sooner had we received official word on the Zen X-Fi’s launch than Creative’s let slip its UK pricing.

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We’ve spotted leaked images and unearthed specs for Creative’s new Zen X-Fi MP3 player, but now it’s finally been unveiled.

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Thanks to the FCC approving the Creative Zen X-Fi for use in the States, we now know a little more about the company’s newest player!

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It’s lunchtime, so grab a sandwich and settle down for a recap of everything gadget-shaped you’ve missed this morning.

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