When it comes to technology Sony has been a leader almost from the beginning. Whether it be an HDTV, a surround system or Sonys latest release second-gen Sony S-Series Walkman.
The new MP3 player with which you will get top-notch sound quality, impressive battery life, and even the added bonus of external speakers which gives it a feature the new ipod fails to have.
Sony has released two versions of the walkman, the S640 and S740.These two players differ in only one way: the S740 offers integrated noise canceling, whereas the S640 does not. Which to me sounds like a great option. Both versions offer a 32gb and a 64gb version which lacks the size of the ipod by nearly half.
A price has not yet been released but as reading the reviews it looks like the ipod needs to watch its back or the new Walkman might take reign over the MP3 world.
That's really interesting! I hadn't realized that the Walkman was seriously reentering the portable music player.
ReplyDeleteThe Sony Walkman was such a landmark piece of technology and cultural icon of the 80s and 90s that I wouldn't be surprised that many people wouldn't buy it for nostalgia itself.
Also, it's quite an attractive device, although it does borrow a bit from the iPod. What I do like about this reincarnation of the Walkman is its focus on sound quality. I'm often frustrated by the iPod's sound quality, which hasn't really changed since its inception in 2001. Being a sound/fidelity purist I can appreciate what Sony's trying to do, although I doubt it will be a formidable opponent to the monolithic iPod. Good post.