Quote:
Not defending the statement, instead I'm curious what portable music player did have a web browser before the iPod touch.

The first that I'm aware of was the Archos PMA400. It had a touchscreen, too. It's possible that there were others, but none that I know of. That product was released sometime in 2005.

My Archos 604 has Wifi as well, and has Opera on it (and I've had it for a while now). Admittedly, browsing the internet is a horrible, horrible experience, but it's definitely possible. I mainly bought the 604 Wifi over the regular 604 because of the touchscreen, which makes media playback a whole different experience.
_________________________
Matt