Sony NAS-V5 receives a new colour (white)

Sony will be adding a new colour to the NAS-V5 lineup. The new white colour will be joining the already released black and pink units. Click here to read about the NAS-V5 from an earlier post. 

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New Sony CMT-L7D Multimedia Component

Sony has introduced a new stereo component with a walkman dock. The CMT-L7D comes with a 9-inch LCD and an output of 100W. The screen can also double as a picture frame. The component can play various media files such as music, videos and photos with support for CD and DVD media. Music enhancements include the S-Master AMP, MEGABASS and MP3 booster which improves the quality of mp3 files. There is support for an external USB device, SD cards and Sony’s memory stick with MP3, WMA and AAC file support. The CMT-L7D goes on sale on September 10th with an expected price of 50,000yen or 446 Euros. More photos after the break.

Harman Japan: JBL Portable speaker for Walkman

Harman Japan will be releasing a new portable speaker dock by JBL for the Walkman in October. The dock features the WM-port and comes with a remote for easy operation of your Walkman. The dock is equipped with stereo in and will come in 2 colours, black and white. The dock can run off 4 AAA batteries or the included AC adapter that will work overseas. Therefore if one can import this from Japan, it will work in Europe and North America. Expected price is around 13,000yen or 116 Euros. Larger photos after the break.

RockridgeSound introduces a compact speaker dock for the Walkman

Earlier this year RockridgeSound introduced their first designed for Walkman product, the SG-W20. Now RockridgeSound is releasing a smaller compact speaker dock, the SG-W10. The SG-W10 comes in 3 different colours, green, pink and is quite compact in size 150(w) x 130(d) x 95(h) mm. All units ship with remote, easy to use controls and 3 different inputs on the rear (subwoofer, headphones and aux in). The expect price is 7980 yen or around 70 Euros. Unfortunately this is only available in Japan. More images after the break.

Sony Revamps A-Series (NW-A850)

Sony has re-launched the A-Series again, same design, same capacity, but some new features, such as lyrics. Like the previous generation, it comes in 16, 32 and 64 GB capacities and 3 different colours, black, white and pink. The 64GB model is only available in black and white. The new A-Series will be going on sale on November 13th in Japan only, with the following pricing: 24,000yen (16GB), 30,000yen (32GB) and 40,000 (64GB).

With both the new E-Series and S-Series in Europe supporting lyrics and such, it would have been a wiser choice for Sony to release the A850 in higher capacities for Europe than the A840 version. It remains to be seen if the A850 will be available elsewhere or if a firmware update will be released to add lyric support to the A840.

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New E-Series NW-E050 (Japan Only)

Sony has released another E-Series, the NW-E050, here is a quick specification list:

• 2GB and 4GB capacities
• MP3/WMA/ATRAC/ATRAC Advanced Lossless/Linear PCM/AAC 2/HE-AA
• Clear Bass, Clear Stereo, DSEE
• 4 colours - blue, pink, silver, black
• 13.5mm EX headphones
• 1.4-inch LCD (128x160)
• small size 34.8mm × 77.0mm × 9.8mm

The new E-Series will go on sale in Japan on October 9th. Hit up for more photos, information and a video after the break.

Sony introduces super-slim WALKMAN S750

Well here it is, the unknown Walkman, the new S-Series. Further details after the break.

Video MP3 player with superb sound, digital noise cancelling and long 50hr battery life

• 7.2mm slim with premium styling in aluminium
• Superb WALKMAN sound quality with rich, clear bass and 5 Clear Audio Technologies
• Digital Noise Cancelling cuts 98.0% of background noise
• Friendly ‘drag and drop’ transfers from iTunes or Windows Explorer
• Extra-long battery life up to 50 hour (music)/10 hour (video)
• Bright, high-contrast 5.1cm (2”) TruBlack™ LCD
• Watch Standard Definition video on connected TV
• SensMe™ channels for themed listening to suit any mood

New unannounced S-Series (NWZ-S754)

Engadget has more photos of this new unannounced new Walkman, the NWZ-S750. Engadget claims the screen is an OLED since it has high contrast but that remains to be seen. Capacities could range from 8GB up to as much as 32GB, since the NWZ-S754 is 8GB, then NWZ-S755 would be the 16B and NWZ-S756 could be the 32GB. The new S-Series will feature Noise Cancellation like all previous models and like the new E-Series will feature interchangeable wallpapers. 

Link to Endgaget

Mysterious new Walkman at IFA?

What do we have here?

It is next to the A-Series which is at the top left of the image. Definitely not the A-Series, not the new E-Series that is right below it, so what is it? Could it be the new S-Series that will replace the current S-Series? Who knows, I will be contacting Sony about this mystery device. Two more images after a break, with one zoomed in on the new player.

Walkman E-Series (E450) Preview from Sony at IFA

Music Unlimited and the Walkman

Later this year Sony will be launching a new music service which will allow users to listen to and stream music. Unlike iTunes, there will be no downloads available and users will be able to access their music anywhere they are. Sony Europe’s Fujio Nishida said that portable devices from Sony would support the service in the future. Clearly this would qualify the Walkman as one of these portable devices. But then in order to have streaming music on a PMP, the device needs wireless or a 3G connection and while WiFi is possible on a Walkman, the 3G connection will probably be limited to Sony Ericsson Walkman phone line.

Walkman beats the iPod again, just like last year

One year ago BCN’s survey revealed that the Walkman had clinched the top spot in the PMP arena. Skipping one year ahead, it appears that the Walkman did it again. The margin was slightly bigger than last year, 47.8% versus 43%, meaning the Walkman has gained some ground. But then just like last year, iPhone sales are not included and this was an August survey and BCN claims that it is likely consumers held out on new Apple purchases since new products were supposed to be released in early September.

Surveys are a great way to see who the market leader is, but it would be nice to see Sony releasing information about Walkman sales in different markets like Europe, Asia and North America.

Wall Street Journal Japan

A full X-Series Teardown

When I saw a recent post on ABI by ultrapony about a teardown of the X-Series I decided to post a few more photos I found online. As ultrapony points out, the wireless chip in the X-Series lacks Bluetooth support meaning there was no chance of a firmware update for Bluetooth support. In addition the photos show that the X-Series uses a Samsung OLED display which is not a surprise.

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Sony IFA 2010 Press Conference (Final Update)

Sony will be broadcasting their IFA Press Conference live. The show begins at 17:00 local time, here are the times for other areas.

So far no video at the link that Sony provided, stay tuned. You can always check out the official Sony Twitter feed for updates

Sony Europe Twitter

Check out the Engadget Live blog from the Event Here

It appears Sony is slowing adding more press releases from IFA, it doesn't look like there will be anything with regards to a new Walkman. Final update after the break.

Sony New Zealand releases new E-Series

Sony New Zealand has released the new E-Series walkman (NWZ-E450). The player will ship in 4 different colours, black, pink, red and blue and range from 4GB to 16GB in capacity. The NZ E-Series is identical to the European model so there is nothing new to mention with regards to functionality. The new E-Series will be available from the beginning of October with the following prices: 4GB - $169.95 NZD, 8GB - $229.95 NZD, 16GB - $279.95 NZD.

I am not sure the pricing is all the great, when a comparable E-Series in Europe is $140 NZD for the 4GB, $179 NZD for the 8GB, and $215 NZD for the 16GB. I am not sure how well this new E-Series will sell but once Apple releases the new Nano, no doubt it will cost less than the E-Series.

Press Release