Apr 22

Sony, the “dress-up” stick to Walkman

- Coordination with the mood. 8GB @13,000 yen


The Sony USB Walkman E-Series was updated on April 21st, 2009 such that the new Walkman(s)  are now sporting a new look and a new model, to boot. The new model is actually an 8GB Walkman called the  NW-E044

Good enough to store maximum songs and hence can be quite addictive. The other models are the NW-E042 and the NW-E043, which have capacities of 2GB and 4GB, respectively. They now come with a Style-UP Panel, which is basically an interchangeable skin that gives your Walkman a personalized look.

Getting into the standard specs, all of the Walkman support multiple formats including MP3, ATRAC, AAC, WAV and WMA. They also have a 3-line color LCD display, playlist search, SonicStage V music management software, FM radio and a USB cable for charging and syncing with your computer. Unfortunately, these Walkman players don’t support DRM music. 

Every model also comes with a pair of Sony EX earbuds which feature 13.5mm drivers.  Pricing is equivalent of $81 for the 2GB, $102 for the 4GB and $132 for the 8GB model ;)

Dress Up Panel

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Jul 30

Sony has blamed its poor quarterly results on a strong yen and softening demand for its cameras and high-end phones in the depressed North American market. And the consumer electronics giant warned that the situation will not get any better throughout the year.

Sony’s net profit plunged to ¥35bn (€207m) in the quarter from April to June from ¥66.5bn (€394m) a year ago.
Consequently, the company trimmed its profit forecast for the year from ¥290bn (€1.72bn) to ¥240bn (€1.42bn).
The main culprit, according to Sony, is the poor performance of the Sony Ericsson joint venture.
The mobile phone maker cut 2,000 jobs earlier this month and announced that profit was down to just €6m from €220m in same quarter last year.
One bright spot in Sony’s results is increased sales of games software, despite the company revealing at the end of June that it may never recover the vast sums of cash spent on research and development for its PlayStation 3 console.

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