The MP3 Players

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 ]

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.

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