My twins wanted an iPod, but at age 10 we didn't think they would take good enough care of it to spend all that money. My husband found them the Sansa Shaker, and thought it was cute and easy to use, and affordable, so he got them. We were surprised when the girls screamed, "A Sansa Shaker! Exactly what I wanted!" It turns out they saw the commercials on Disney and Nickelodeon. The thing works great for the money, and the girls are happy as could be. Bonus: there are two earbuds outlets, so two friends can listen at once. Check them out!