It’s a weakness, I’ll admit, but I am certain I’m not alone.
TheMighty 3aims to solve this problem.
It’s a music player than can sync playlists from either Spotify Premium or Amazon Music.
It offers a similar screen-free way to listen to music that is updated for the streaming age.
It also supports Bluetooth headphones, which is something no (non-Touch) iPod ever offered.
This is a very small music playerat least, it’s smaller than your phone.
The Mighty 3 weighs 0.7 ounces, which was small enough to clip to my clothes and forget about.
I could snap it to my shirt, connect my headphones, and hit play.
A dedicated button in the top right allows for jumping between all the playlists I synced over.
Navigation is assisted by a computerized voice that announces the current playlist.
It’s an unfortunate design flaw, though not a dealbreaker.
The tool is straightforward and was good about guiding me through setup.
After that, I could select which of the playlists in my library I wanted to sync over.
There were occasional glitches, which meant I’d need to restart a sync cycle that only partially completed.
I can’t help but think this would all be more reliable from a computer, but alas.
There’s also no way to sync albums, meaning I had to the same thing there, too.
I also needed to use my phone to connect Bluetooth headphones and speakers to the Mighty.
Connecting for the first time took the standard amount of Bluetooth wrangling but usage was easy after that.
A shirt pocket, sleeve, or collar are all great, though.
One disappointment: there’s no way to sync over my own MP3s.
Most songs, at this point, are available on streaming services, but not everything.
These are all minor points, though.
If that’s appealing to youand you don’t mind paying $125the Mighty works well.
