Sony is entering the world of flash memory-based portable media devices that play video. The company Thursday announced two new Walkman units that could challenge similar devices sold by SanDisk, Creative and others. However, because the new Walkman NW-A800 series devices are not hard-drive based, comparing them to Apple’s market-leading iPod might be a stretch. The new Walkmans will come in 2 GB, 4 GB and 8 GB configurations, while iPods are either 30 GB or 80 GB. Microsoft’s new Zune comes with a 30 GB hard drive.
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New Sony Walkman to Battle Video MP3 Makers
Posted by: Fred J. Aun March 2, 2007 01:35 PMSony is entering the world of flash memory-based portable media devices that play video. The company Thursday announced two new Walkman units that could challenge similar devices sold by SanDisk, Creative and others. However, because the new Walkman NW-A800 series devices are not hard-drive based, comparing them to Apple’s market-leading iPod might be a stretch. The new Walkmans will come in 2 GB, 4 GB and 8 GB configurations, while iPods are either 30 GB or 80 GB. Microsoft’s new Zune comes with a 30 GB hard drive.