Sony announces its Walkman Z Android PMP for the U.S.
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While prior Sony PMPs did not officially reach U.S. shores; Sony has decided the time is right to unleash Android Walkman's on North American shores. Smartphones continue to eat into the PMP market – Apple’s iPod sales have contracted as iPhone sales increase – but there is probably a market for people who already have invested in the Android ecosystem who would like a touch-based music device that can use the apps they’ve already paid for.
The Walkman Z packs a 4.3” LCD screen and boasts of superior music quality stemming from the included S-Master MX digital amplifier. The device has a “W” button (for Walkman, presumably) that lets you launch the music player with a single tap. Once in the music player, or simply browsing the home screen, you will get a music-oriented custom skin and app experience. Want your music to match your mood? Sony is including SenseMe, which will allow you to categorize your music into different “channels”, ready to cheer you up on a dreary day, or help you relax after a hard day at work.
If this is the PMP you arere looking for, the Walkman Z will be available to U.S. customers this spring priced at $249.99 for the 8GB version and $279.99 for the 16GB model, while $329.99 will land you with 32GB of internal storage.
source: Sony via Engadget
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16 Comments
3. knights4life03 posted on 09 Jan 2012, 20:30 3 0
nice a walkman android device kool! lol i remember when i had my walkman cd player! omg that used to be the stuff!
4. FPaco14 posted on 09 Jan 2012, 20:46 0 2
HECK NO!!! with that kind of money i can buy 2 $100 Novo7 Android ICS tablet and then an ipod shuffle!!!
6. DROIDX0430 posted on 09 Jan 2012, 21:02 2 0
Kool. But it will be in the recycle bin very soon along with the zune and all others. i must say Cupertino really does have the mp3 theme on lockdown..its very hard to beat any version of ipod...shuffle..nano classic and touch...they are the gold standard.
7. knights4life03 posted on 09 Jan 2012, 21:08 1 0
u mean zune bro just correcting, and ur probably rite but i think think the interface presentation of actually viewing the music files, album art and marketplace is way more /appealing than on an ipod/iphone. but when it comes down to actual music players..., definitely apple brings it home.
11. RamyRamz69 posted on 10 Jan 2012, 01:29 3 0
Walkman = Music Quality. Dumping my iTouch for this.
13. DontHateOnS60 posted on 10 Jan 2012, 09:20 0 0
With it had a micoSD slot. 32GB isn't anywhere near enough for me...
14. InspectorGadget80 posted on 10 Jan 2012, 09:41 0 0
WHEN'S THE RELEASE DATE I'm ready to buy a new MP3 player. GOOD BYE MY OLD ZUNE
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