JP
Lately we are hearing rumors of the new Sony Walkman NWZ-X1000, which reportedly features an OLED touchscreen display. The more we read about it the more we pictured images of an existing device, Apple’s iPod Touch. More details after the jump.
For some reason companies like to cash in on the ideas of others by creating very similar products to those who have already proven their worth and value. Much like the iPod Touch the Walkman NWZ-X1000 features built-in Wi-Fi making this device capable of Internet browsing. One thing that they managed to do right is adding built-in noise cancelation that allows the accompanying 13.5mm EX headphones to block out ambient noise. This rumored device is said to come in a 16GB and 32GB just as the popular iPod Touch.
I may be ragging on this device pretty hard, but companies such as Sony should not be doing what has already been done, instead they need to be looking at new innovations in order to gain any lead at all. Apple’s iPod line is already very established and by default the masses will more than likely purchase something with “iPod” in the name over a Sony MP3 player. Whether or not Sony went and created the Walkman NWZ-X1000 is yet to be seen, but they will not be successful unless they are willing to drop the price of the Walkman line down to a level that will actually compete with the iPods.
8 Responses to “Sony Walkman NWZ-X1000 complete with touchable AMOLED Display?”
pz January 7, 2009
youre a fucking apple fanboy
-2pz January 7, 2009
a hate cencorship guy…faschistic page… hate you ..applesucker
-2Facebook User January 7, 2009
Not an Apple fanboy by any means. I carry around a Zune if you really must know. Broke two iPods in a year and I called it quits. Just trying to look at this from a reasonable and logical standpoint is all. In all honesty no other MP3 player will outdo the iPod line. Stop hating something just because its popular and widely accepted and open your eyes to the reality of today’s market.
-4Simon January 7, 2009
Well i cant wait for it, i have the 32gb touch and I still go back to my walkman mp3 as the sound quality is by far superior and my psp as the games are better and the battery last more than three hours…. The touch does lots of things in a very average way.. not everyone eccepts average..
As for the comment “For some reason companies like to cash in on the ideas of others by creating very similar products”
Yes apple took the idea of listening to music through headphones whilst away from a hifi from the Sony Walkman… ;)
BTW im not a Sony Fanboy…
-2Facebook User January 7, 2009
You my friend have a good point there. From what I gather your either an Apple fanboy or not. I enjoy some of Apple’s products while others I just don’t get along with. The point I was trying to drive here is “Sony, I know you can do better than this, what is going on lately?” I want to see Sony raise in the rankings as they did with the PlayStation and PlayStation 2. Just show us all what you really can do.
-2pleasenoipod January 7, 2009
Personally, I think the only reason why the iPod Touch was such an economic achievement was because it was like a mini-computer. Games, music, video, internet, it achieved it all, but it didn’t really excel at any of them other than the apps. This Sony, on the other hand, has an OLED screen, meaning less power consumption and better pictures/videos and amazing SQ (another thing that Apple fails horribly at). Some say that the Sony com web 2 browser is better than the Apple’s, so I wouldn’t say that this is a bad idea. I agree that Sony should put down a notch when talking about price, but when we’re talking hardware quality, Sony always wins (which explains Sony’s “overpriced” mp3’s).
-2wheresony? January 7, 2009
I miss Sony. I had the first Walkman back in 80, then bought a Sony portable CD player, and even had the Sony Mini Disc player. Unfortunately, they ARE indeed playing catch-up. And while improvements can be made to the ubiquitous Ipod series, it doesn’t take the place of innovation – instead, it merely comes off, imo as a knock-off…no matter the quality.
Bring back the innovator Sony once was.
-2Simon January 8, 2009
I also miss the sony inovation, I cant help thinking that one day soon they will bring the brands (Playstation, walkman cybershot) together somehow to produce something awesome, their marketing and distribution is still pretty aweful though…
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