CES 2009: Sony Unveils Its Touchscreen Walkman (No Touching!)
Turns out the rumors we previously reported are true. Sony brought the NWZ-X1000 Touchscreen Walkman to the desert with them, and it's one snazzy looking player. Unfortunately, the touch-sensitive PMP was encased under protective glass, preventing me from--err--actually touching it. Fortunately, the Sony rep was informative and happy to answer a few questions.
The new Walkman sports a 3" OLED display that looks fantastic, something we've come to expect from that technology. The casing is finished in a flecked, dark grey marble pattern that's a refreshing departure from the basic black and white that most players wear. There's a physical Home button, along with a side-mounted volume rocker and top-mounted playback controls. The player comes equipped with WiFi, and will be able to download podcasts all on its own. Additionally, the included headphones perform active noise-canceling duties--pretty cool. The X1000 will ship in 16 and 32 gigabyte flavors, and will cost $299 and $399 respectively. Interested parties will be able to pick one up sometime this summer.
--Jon D.
Da Coyote on January 14, 2009 at 12:05 PM
If it came from Microsoft, I'd not give it a second look, since Microsoft has no chance of ever coming close to Apple design and functionality.
However, from Sony...........
winston on January 14, 2009 at 01:30 PM
What sort of DRM is it saddled with?
James on January 14, 2009 at 06:03 PM
I've had Sony MP3 players for the past 2 years, they don't use ATRAC anymore, they are strictly drag and drop. I had one with Noise cancelling and one without. Sony is, without a doubt, the best MP3 player if you want to listen to high-quality music. Their standard headphones kick ass. So much better than standard iPod headphones, which wouldn't sell at all if they weren't so trendy.
If I had the money, i would buy this.
By the way, the SONY OS is really very good. You can easily change the orientation of videos, and its actually faster to navigate, (at least with mine) than it is with an iPod. Its top-quality stuff.
Tlqkfqhffk on February 03, 2009 at 06:14 PM
This looks so gawjuss … This one and Samsungs YP-P3 both of em wuld have desevered the price for being the best MP3-Player :)
Is Sony going to support WiFi ?
Anthony on May 12, 2009 at 03:00 AM
hey, what date i can buy one ? pls tell me