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Sony NW-A808 Now In White and Pink

Chi An — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 09:25:58 +0000

Sony Japan is going to make its NW-808 8GB Walkman available in white and pink colors from 10th July. It is expected to be priced at 32,800 Yen (approx US$266).

It is capable to playback MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video @ 30fps on its 2″ QVGA display. For audio playback, it supports ATRAC3/ATRAC3plus and MP3/WMA/AAC but no WMA/AAC DRM. Like other Sony’s Walkman, it has an extra long battery life. For a 3-hour charge, it can playback up to 30 hours of audio or 8 hours of video.

[ via AV Watch ]

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Upcoming Sony PMX-U50 and PMX-M70?

Chi An — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 13:14:29 +0000

Is Sony China bringing us new products after the unsuccessful CE-P series? There is a rumor tells that two new series PMX-U50 and PMX-M70 will be released some time between this month and the coming May.

They seems like photoshoped images and look stupid. Could it be another April Fool’s joke?

[ via iMP3 ]

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Sony CE-P Uses ALi Solution

Chi An — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 13:41:11 +0000

The new Sony CE-P series was speculated to be based on SigmaTel’s solution as it is manufactured by A-MAX, who has strategic partnership with SigmaTel. However, a member of iMP3 has discovered that it is powered by ALi M5661 solution. It is rare to see an ALi-powered MP3 player in the market, only Newman A50 found.

ALi’s M566x HS USB2.0 Controller with Audio DSP solution is developed to provide a cost-effective multi-mode solution for portable audio application with high-quality multimedia-level music/voice record & playback capabilities. With built-in high-performance programmable 24-bit DSP and Turbo MCU acceleration engine, embedded data buffers, highly-integrated USB2.0 controller and other integrated mix-mode features, ALi M566x HS USB2.0 Controller with Audio DSP solution enables a most compact and yet feature-rich design for state-of-the-art digital audio player turn-key solution .

More about ALi M5661

More pictures at [iMP3 ]

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Sony Europe Unveils New Network Walkman

Chi An — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 10:49:13 +0000

We have just seen the new CE-P series MP3 player by Sony China. Now, Sony Europe unveills new addition to their Walkman series, which is NWA-00x series that disclosed before. It is Sony’s low end solution that may compete with Apple’s iPod Shuffle. The new Walkman will be available from the end of April 2006 across Europe.

Specs:

512MB, 1GB, 2GB
ATRAC, MP3 and WMA (non DRM) compatible
5-band Equalizer
FM Tuner with MHz range from 87.5 – 108.0 (optional on 1GB and 512MB players)
1 line dot matrix organic LED
Available in 6 colours (pink, violet, blue, silver, black and lime green)
Rechargeable battery with stamina of 28 hours during continuous playback *
Quick-charge feature: 3 hours battery life in just 3 minutes charging during continuous playback *

* Note – ATRAC @ 132kbps at Super power save mode

[Press Release via AV Watch (babelfished) ]

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New Sony CE-P Series

Chi An — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 10:08:36 +0000

Finally, Sony decided to make MP3 player with color display! Sony China has introduced the new CE-P series that features an 1.5″ 260K color OLED display. The new MP3 player is also the first model that design by Sony China Creative Center based in Shanghai. Other features include MP3/WMA playback, build-in FM tuner, FM recording, voice recording, BMP/JPEG display and so on.

There are 3 models in new CE-P series, which are:

CE-P17: 1GB, black and gold color, RMB1199 (approx US$150)
CE-P15: 512MB, black, silver and red color, RMB999 (approx US$125)
CE-P13: 256MB, black, silver and red color, RMB799 (approx US$100)

The gold color CE-P17 will be only available in Sony Style stores.

[Product Page via iMP3 ]

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Sony Discontinues Walkman Bean

Chi An — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 10:13:43 +0000

Sony finally decided to discontinue the production of Walkman Bean. The jellybean was critiqued since first introduced last August. However, the spokesperson hints that an upgrade could be on the way.

Sony Corp. will discontinue its Walkman Bean portable music players in April, less than six months after the colorful, kidney-shaped player hit the market, according to several UK media reports. The company confirmed the decision to UK newspapers The Telegraph and The Independent.

[MP3.com via Engadget ]

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Sony Style (Hong Kong) Promotion

Chi An — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 15:10:44 +0000

Hey guys, you may ignore this post if you are not in Hong Kong or don’t like Sony’s Network Walkman! Sony Style (Hong Kong) is doing an aggressive promotion for this Christmas. For those who purchase Sony NW-E507 now, you will be given a NW-E505 for free! Great deal isn’t it? At least you can save some money on your budget of Christmas presents!

Hurry up, get one for yourselve while stock last!

{ Sony Style Hong Kong }

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First Dutch Owner of Sony NW-A3000

Chi An — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 02:39:51 +0000

The member of iMP3.net, liuhua8882001 has claimed that he is the first person who bought a Sony NW-A3000 in Netherlands. He posted a dozen of pictures with a proof of purchase. He had made a comparison with his old NW-HD3. In short, A3000 has better sound quality over HD3, especially in bass.

Front and back views of Sony NW-A3000

{ More pictures here (babelfished) }

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Sony NW-A608/SI Winter Special Package

Chi An — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 16:40:56 +0000

Japanese Sony Style recently released NW-A608/SI Winter Special Package for upcoming Christmas. It is a special edition of NW-A608 Network Walkman. Sony Style has made some minor changes on its casing and packaging to fit Christmas theme.

NW-A608/SI looks like a typical NW-E50x series. But it comes with 2GB of storage capacity, special silver-chromed case, hologram logo, screensaver in Christmas theme, special packaging and some mods on its case. Other functionality remains as normal NW-A608.

Sony Style will accept pre-order of NW-A608/SI by 30th November 2005 at the price 52,500 Yen (approx US$450). I think I’ve better to get myself a Cowon A2 at same price!

{ Sony Style via AV Watch (babelfished) }

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Sony NW-E507 Wallpapers

Chi An — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 15:36:10 +0000

Do you like Sony Network Walkman? For me, its NW-E50x series is the best among the Sony Network Walkman lines up, regardless of its design or functionality. Here are some images of Sony NW-E507 to make your desktop different!

Nice huh? More high definition wallpapers are available in the following zip file (1.3MB).

{ Download here!, via iMP3.net }

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