i am sick of IPODS, everything has an IPOD dock on it
Sorry to hear that.
I love my iPhone, I plug it into my computer desk top speakers at work.
When I'm on the move, I use just one earbud, so I can still hear what's going on around me, and listen all day...in the car, at the mall, yardwork, etc.
In a room with a conversation I don't want to participate in? Add the second earbud, no proob.
I haven't bought a "dock player" just yet, but I will before summer, so I can take it to the beach!
ilounge.com has some good reviews on portable players.