Sony Press Conference Live from IFA 2012

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Probably more focus on mobility, windows 8, and the xperia tablet rather than walkmans. Enjoy.

Games on new E-Series (update)

Some how I missed this but the new E-Series comes with 2 built in games, a fantasy bubble combat game, Puyo POP FEVER and Number Place which is a Sudoku-like game.

I checked the S-Series on various sites and it appears it is only available on the Finnish Sony site and it mentions no games, only the E470 and E570.  I am not sure if the images above show both games but if anyone is able to read the titles and writing please post below.

update: Owning a E570 myself, I have tried out the games and both work fine but the bubble game is difficult to play due to the small nature of the screen.  I have tried both and wouldn't see myself playing them if I have a smartphone.  The Puyo POP FEVER is a Sega game and Number Place is by Hi Corp.

New Walkmans available on Amazon

Most of the new Walkmans have become available at Amazon for ordering or pre-ordering.  The F-Series, and E-Series, but no S-Series or the noise cancellation E-Series. The E-Series is available in 16, 8 and 4GB sizes.

Service Menu Access and Service Manual for X-Series

I am not responsible if your player stops working or if you encounter any errors.

Here are the instructions to access the service menu for the X-Series.

I have tried this on my X-Series and was able to enter the service menu with no problems.  I went forth to select Other and then DEST as it is mentioned here, but I am not able to change anything in that menu, the only thing shown is CE 7 or CES 7 and SPS off I believe.  

If anyone is able to change the region or adjust the volume, please post in the comments below but from the manual it appears not much can be changed

4-4-6. Destination setting (DEST)

The destination setting, language information, and sound pressure
regulation information are written in the NAND fl ash memory.
Note: Not used for the servicing.

4-4-7. Sound pressure regulation setting (SPSET)

ON/OFF of sound pressure regulation is confirmed.

Click here to view the service manual

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Sony F-Series Walkman coming in Gold?

It seems that once the new F-Series launches it will have a third colour option, gold to add to red and black.  According to the link, the gold model will only ship in 8GB capacity.  One more photo after the break.

Thanks Jad.

NWZ-E460 Service Manual

Here is the link to the service manual for the E-Series, E460.  Thanks to Dave M for providing it.

Link to Service Manual Download

I have linked it from Google Docs, hopefully users will be able to download it since I made it public.  I am not sure but I would imagine that this service menu entry would also work for other models, like the S760 or E360, but I have no confirmation of this.  If anyone is daring to try it on their players and it works please post below.  But I caution, I am not responsible if you mess up your player.

If there are any issues with the Google Docs/Drive link please post below.

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Sony Walkman S760 "Hatsune Miku" Special Edition

Special edition Walkman players are a normal occurrence in Japan.  This time around the special edition is based on Hatsune Miku, the virtual singer for its 5th Anniversary.  There will be 3 different models. black, blue, and blue with speaker dock, with only an 8GB version available.  Pricing is 12,800 Yen, or 133 Euro/$160US for the standard model and the speaker dock model coming in at 15,800 Yen or 160 Euro/$200 US.  Only 3939 will be made of each version with a total of 11,817 units.  Rest of the information after the break.

Logitec Walkman FM Transmitter

About a year before I started the blog, Sony announced the "designed for Walkman" program to encourage 3rd parties to develop new accessories for the Walkman brand.  This past June Logitec, (not to be confused with Logitech), introduced a FM transmitter for the Walkman which will allow you to use your Walkman in your car.  In addition the device will also charge your Walkman, both 12V and 24V are supported.

There is bass boost which can be turned off and the transmitter broadcasts from 6 different channels which can be selected via the numbers LEDs.  The distance of transmission is stated at 3 m.  The transmitter retails for about 30 Euros or 38 US dollars in Japan.  I am unaware if this will be available outside of Japan or if it can be ordered from Japan internationally.

If anyone know a website where this can be ordered, please leave a comment below.

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