Sony today unveiled the stylish new S Series Walkman Video MP3 player, featuring built-in stereo speakers.
Even with the built-in stereo speakers, the new Sony S Series Walkman player features a slim, compact and lightweight design, measuring less than a half-inch thin. It has a 2.4-inch QVGA LCD screen (measured diagonally) that has a quick response time, with smooth playback at up to 30 frames per second. And thanks to the "Clear Audio" and "Digital Linear Phase Speaker System" technologies in the S Series, this new model carries on Sony?s legacy of superior sound quality, both inside and out.
Further, the S Series Walkman player has a long battery life, with up to 42 hours of music playback and up to 6.5 hours of video playback through the headphones. Through the speaker output, the new model features up to 17 hours of music playback and up to 5 hours of video playback.
The new S series also introduces a voice recording and FM recording feature. This enables recording favorite songs from the radio, or capturing quick messages and reminders on the go. Importing music, video and photos is quick and easy, with simple drag-and-drop from your compatible PC?s media folder or via iTunes? 8.1 using Content Transfer.
Audio codecs supported include MP3, WMA(DRM), AAC(non DRM) and Linear PCM. The video codec support includes AVC (H.264/AVC) Baseline Profle, MPEG-4 and WMV(DRM). The new model also supports JPEG photo format.
New E Series Walkman
Sony has also introduced its new E Series Walkman Video MP3 players available at affordable prices.
The new E Series Walkman players feature a similar compact design as the aforementioned S Series and utilize the same "Clear Audio" technology. The E series models have a high resolution, high contrast 2-inch (diag.) QVGA LCD screen, with playback at up to 30 frames per second.
Further, the E Series Walkman battery can last for up to 30 hours of music playback and approximately up to 4 hours of video playback. Codec support includes MP3, WMA(DRM), AAC(non DRM) and Linear PCM for audio and WMV(DRM) for video. This model also supports JPEG photo format. The E series Walkman player also includes the Content Transfer application for simple transfers of digital music files.
The Sony S Series Walkman video MP3 player will be come in several colors including black, red, violet and pink colors. It will be available in capacities of 8 GB and 16 GB. Both the 8GB and 16GB models will be available next month for about $110 and $130, respectively.
The new Sony E Series Walkman Video MP3 player will be available in red and black colors and in capacities of 8 GB and 16 GB. Both the 8GB and 16GB models will be available next month for about $80 and $100, respectively.