The gadget wars between Apple and Sony continue as the latter has just announced some a truly saucy new Walkaman, named the A-series.
The new candy comes barely a month after Sony released the S-Series and the E-Series, but what is so special about the A-series? Just that at 7.2mm, it happens to be the thinnest Walkman from Sony.
he A-Series can be snapped up in three flavours – the 16GB (NW-A84), the 32GB (NW-A846) and the 64GB version (NW-A847). Weighing just 62 grams, they are all packed with a 2.8 inch OLED screen at 240×400, FM radio and TV-out. Also included are MPEG-4, AVC and WMV video support, and MP3, WMA, ATRAC, PCM and AAC. The Walkman is compatible with Sony’s Playstation 3 and you will be able to drag and drop to auto-transcode video from your computer.
The Sony A-Series boasts a playback time of 29 hours for music and 9 hours of video. Prices though are not very attractive as the 16GB would set you back $226, the 32GB $332 and the 64GB $443. All three models will be available in two colours, jet black and brown. In comparison, the Sony S-Series boasts 42 hours of music playback and up to 6.5 hours of video playback and costs $130 for the 16GB unit.
The A-Series will launch in Japan on October 31st, but no news on when it will launch in India or any other part of the world for that matter.
Wed, Sep 30, 2009
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