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Sony announces special edition 2 GB Meb Keflezighi W Series Walkman

, Sep 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

Odds are most of us have no idea who Meb Keflezighi is. Meb Keflezighi is an American distance runner, and he participated in the Olympics in London this summer. His event was the marathon, and he came in fourth place. At the 2004 Athens Olympics he took the silver and while he didn't get a medal in London, he did beat his 2004 performance by 23 seconds. Sony is celebrating the distance runner by giving him his own special-edition

Sony adds Bluetooth streaming to Walkman dock

, May 14th 2012 Discuss [1]

Sony may not have shown us the full majesty of its "Four Screens" strategy yet, but at least its new CMT-V70B Walkman dock shows some joined-up thinking thanks to Bluetooth. The slimline speaker-dock looks a little like something from Sonos' stable, with a pop-out Walkman cradle and Bluetooth A2DP/AVRCP for streaming from your iPhone, iPad or something else. Read The Full Story

Sony unveils small B170 Walkman audio player

, Jan 20th 2012 Discuss [0]

Sony has added a new device to its Walkman range called the B170. This new Walkman is small and compact with a fast charging battery for playback on the go. The device has an integrated USB connector under a cap on the player and looks a bit like a flash drive. The USB connector can be used to directly connect the player to your computer or stereo with no wires needed. Read The Full Story

Sony Z-1000 Android Walkman struts past FCC

, Dec 13th 2011 Discuss [0]

The Android operating system is turning up in all sorts of tech gear from smartphones and tablets to set-top boxes and MP3 players. Sony has a new product called the NW-Z1000 that is a portable MP3 player carrying the Walkman name. This device launched in Japan previously, but it has been spied crossing the FCC for approvals. Read The Full Story

IFA 2011: Sony outs A-Series and S-Series Bluetooth Walkman players along with E460

, Aug 31st 2011 Discuss [2]

I haven't owned or used a Walkman since the 80's when they were big yellow devices that played cassette tapes. Sony has a bunch of new Walkman players that it has unveiled at IFA 2011 and most support Bluetooth wireless playback. The Walkman A860, S760, and E460 players all support MediaGo software for drag and drop media transfers. Read The Full Story

Sony Ericsson unveils Live with Walkman Android smartphone

, Aug 22nd 2011 Discuss [1]

Sony Ericsson has unveiled a new Android smartphone with Walkman branding that touts unique music-centric features. Dubbed the Live with Walkman, the handset will feature a dedicated Walkman button for quick access to your music. But, it's different from previous Walkman-branded devices in that it also features deep Facebook integration for music sharing and discovering. Read The Full Story

Sony gets official with new Walkman wireless audio players

, Jul 27th 2011 Discuss [3]

Yesterday a single press photo of a new Sony Walkman MP3 player leaked. Today Sony has gone official with the leaked A860 from yesterday and a bunch more new digital audio players. The first player, which was the one in the leaked photo yesterday, is the NWZ-A600 coming in 8GB to 64GB capacities. It has a 2.8-inch display and will play common music formats. It also supports MPEG4, AVC, and WMV9 formats for video. The battery is good for 23 hours of audio or five hours of video. Read The Full Story

Sony Walkman A Series Press Images Leaked

, Jul 26th 2011 Discuss [2]

Everyone's favorite legendary name in personal music players, that being the Walkman, has been revealed to be expanding the family with the high-end Sony Walkman A series. UK retailer Play.com has created a placeholder spot for the new series of digital music players, this piece of industrial design looking rather different from all of its predecessors, it having a headphone jack at the bottom, a single thumb-indented Home button in the center bottom on the front, and the entire works looking rather like a smartphone with a large touchscreen taking up the majority of the real-estate. The back of the device has the Walkman "W" with only a smaller version of the text logo near the bottom and a reset button to keep it company - it's lonely there at the back. Read The Full Story

Sony MiniDisc Walkman Officially Retired

, Jul 13th 2011 Discuss [5]

Oh dear god WHY?! My favorite of all formats, the MiniDisk, will be officially shunned by Sony starting in September of 2011. This news comes as a shock to absolutely noone, or at least it should, since this format has been essentially on a downward spiral into obscurity since the 90's when it first started taking a foothold. As I'm sure you've already guessed, the advent of the MP3 being played on the now still gigantic iPod line all but signed a death warrant for this mystical, magical format, and Sony's stopping production of the MiniDisk compatible Walkman will certainly knock in the last nail in the coffin. Read The Full Story

Sony MZ-RH1 Hi-MD Walkman faces axe (but MiniDisc lives on!)

, Jul 8th 2011 Discuss [4]

Goodbye, MiniDisc, we loved you. Well, perhaps not love, but at least a grudging regard. Unfortunately, grudging regards don't add up to sales, and Sony has decided to axe the MZ-RH1 MiniDisc Hi-MD Walkman in September this year. Worry not about your precious MiniDiscs themselves, however; those still using the format will have time to stock up. Read The Full Story

Sony cease cassette Walkman manufacture; Soundwave sheds a tear

, Oct 22nd 2010 Discuss [2]

Handkerchiefs at the ready, people, it's a sad day.  Sony has announced that it is ceasing Japanese sales and production of the cassette Walkman, around 30 years after it first started selling them.  The Sony Walkman TPS-L2 went on sale in Japan on July 1 1979, and while the models have obviously changed since then, Sony only shipped its last batch to retailers in April 2010. Over half of Sony's 400m overall Walkman sales were cassette models, in fact.  Surprisingly, while official Sony production and distribution is ceasing, that doesn't mean you won't be able to find a new Walkman anywhere in the world. Read The Full Story

Sony Beats Apple in Sheer Numbers, Walkman Outsells iPod for One Month

, Sep 2nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Even in Japan, where Sony's name is synonymous with many different gadgets and pieces of technology, as well as people's lives in general, Apple plays a huge roll. So, when news breaks that Sony has officially managed to outsell Apple in their Personal Media Player line, even for just a month, our ears perk up. According to researchers at BCN, that's exactly what has happened. But, of course, while the news is great for Sony, there's plenty of reasons to think it's a short-term effect. Read The Full Story
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