scattered technology news

S2 Sports Walkman Kills Nike + iPod - August 25, 2006

Only a month after the launch of the all new thumbdrive-like ‘E’ Series, Sony plans to release the new tiny S2 Sports Walkman for consumers by Setepmber 15, 2006. The S2 walkman will be available in 1/2GB models, which both include a FM Tuner, 1-line OLED display, and ~18hrs of playback.
Sony “NW-S2″ Sport Walkman Breakdown:

NW-S203F [...]

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Sony ‘E’ Series Now Available - August 6, 2006

Despite a later than expected launch, Sony Electronics has finally released the new “E” Series Network Walkman in the United States. The new and improved “E” Series is available in six colors and comes in capacities ranging from 512MB-2GB. All models have an embedded OEL 1-line display, a FM tuner, and an estimated 28 hours [...]

Tags: atrac, mp3, network, sony, walkman

Sony E Series Walkman - April 4, 2006

Today (04/04/06), Sony officially announced a new E-Series Network Walkman lineup. This walkman, unlike the previous series, takes the form of a standard USB thumb drive, making it easy to transfer files back and forth without additional equipment. This product is very similar to Apple’s iPod Shuffle; except for a bonus it has an OLED [...]

Tags: atrac, connect, flash drive, fm, mp3, sonicstage, sony, usb, walkman, wma