What do I need to hear the Fuze without earbuds AND to charge it without the PC connected?

If you want to hook it to speakers, the Griffin PowerDock is probably the best choice. It is kind of bulky, though. You can get some low-priced speakers that plug into the headphone jack, and use that with a separate AC adapter.

The AC adapter would have a USB connector (the rectangular thing on the other end of your Sansa cable; it would look the same as the USB connector on your computer).Go to Amazon.com and type USB AC in the search box, and you’ll be provided several examples.

I have three different types of USB power adapters - two AC, and one car. All of them work with the Fuze. If the USB connection only has power (no data connection with a computer), you can still use the Fuze like you normally would.

Message Edited by bdb on 09-04-2008 08:48 AM