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By Chris Southcott on January 10th, 2012

Sony Walkman Z: an iPod touch competitor and a worthy Walkman?

The iPod touch may finally have a competitor in the multimedia space, with Sony today announcing the Walkman Z at their CES 2012 keynote.

The Sony Walkman Z has a 4.3 inch touch screen with a 800 x 480 resolution, but sadly runs Android 2.3, meaning it’s already out of date before it’s even made available. It’s expected to arrive in mid-2012, in the US, but an Australian date and price has yet to be revealed. Based on US prices, it’s a fair bit pricer at US$249 compared to the 8GB iPod touch which is US$199. Meanwhile the 16GB ($279), and 32GB ($329) models are also pricer, and there is no 64GB option.

By David Clarke on October 27th, 2010

Sony ends production of the Walkman. (Wait… Sony was still making walkmans??)

In the same way we mourn a legendary aged actor who passes away peacefully in his sleep years and years after his gloriously celebrated days adorning the silver screen, today we mourn the loss of another forgotten past legend.

By Terence Huynh on June 18th, 2010

Sony Walkman goes sport-focused with new players

Breaking away from the classic iPods, Sony’s Walkman brand still has some place to grow – and that is in MP3 players designed for sport, with the announcement of the B Series and W Series line of MP3 players. The B Series features a new metallic design and offers an intuitive UI with its LED screen. It also includes ZAPPIN, Sony’s own take on Apple VoiceOver, except that it plays a four or 15 second snippet of each track until you find that song. The B Series also includes FM radio playback, alongside with playing MP3 files.

By Terence Huynh on December 6th, 2009

Review : Sony Walkman E-Series

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While the iPod still kicks butt in the MP3 player, Sony has spent a lot of time creating brand new lines with its Walkman line up, but now, it seems that the smaller and thinner E Series model finds the perfect balance between cosmetics and features from the iPod nano. TECHGEEK.com.au has the first review of the product in Australia (from what I can tell), and Terence Huynh puts it through the test.

By Terence Huynh on April 21st, 2009

New Sony Walkman lets you play dress up with your player

A bit creepy, but Sony has now introduced a new Walkman that will allow you to customise your player to meet your technicolour dreams, and allow you to dress it up to almost anything you want. The E Series will go out next month in 2GB (NW-E042), 4GB (NW-E043) and 8GB (NW-E044) capacities. It can playback music for about 28 hours, and only weighs 28g. It also comes with a FM radio feature in-built.

By Terence Huynh on February 10th, 2009

Hikaru – new Walkman phone?

Sony Ericsson is said to be launching a brand new phone called the Hikaru, according to a report by SEMC Blog. The rumoured phone will have a 2.6-inch screen, an 8 megapixel camera, 8GB of internal memory, a 3.5mm headphone jack, stereo speakers and special keys for the Walkman player.

By Terence Huynh on September 8th, 2008

Sony to launch “Made for Walkman” badge

Sony has announced today that it will launch a brand new program called "Designed for Walkman", and it will disclose the specs for its "WM-PORT", which is ‘an exclusive multi-terminal for connecting Walkman® with accessories’ – according to Sony.