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Software_Goddess
05/13/09

In reply to Sony's X-Series OLED Walkman Pricing and Details Confirmed: $299 for 16GB, $399 for 32GB
What's it got that my Zune doesn't? Why should I be excited about this product other than the competition it will bring to the market?
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Chike Ujuagu
05/13/09

@Software_Goddess:

OLED Screen

Noise canceling module

Touch screen

Web Browser.

Maybe match an outfit/purse of yours?

That's all I can come up with offhead.
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Daniel Grinton
05/13/09

@Chike Ujuagu: I honestly faily to see how a touch screen is beneficial, when you get right down to it. I've got an iPod touch and a Zune, both of which do serve fairly different purposes and that's... actually a bit of a problem.

For instance, the Zune I use if I actually want to listen to music on the go. If I need to skip a track I can just reach in my pocket and press the track advance button. With the iPod touch I need to take it out of my pocket, double-click home, click next and then put it back. Aside from the fact that this is the last thing I'd want to do on the subway, it's also a pretty shitty thing for a PMP to do.

I use my iPod to steal wifi and check my email on the go and watch a movie on the bus. The only reason I do this is because of the increased screen size.
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Software_Goddess
05/13/09

@Chike Ujuagu: Match an outfit?...
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Kaiser-Machead
05/13/09

@Daniel Grinton: I take the subway every morning and evening, and the 2-3 second maneuver to remove the PMP from my pocket, press the home button and skip forward or reverse doesn't bother me at all, though that's just me, so however uncomfortable it makes others is not for me to determine.

But, there are some notable benefits to a touch screen. The display real estate can be increased without having to increase the size of the device itself. The interface is far more dynamic than anything with a lot of fixed buttons. You can update and improve layouts without actually having to design and build an entirely new device. I find that it's faster to find albums on my touch than it ever was to find on my iPod video because of both the quick swipe scrolling and the alphabet list on the side, which is a far better implementation of the list search than scrolling quickly to activate it.

But the iPod touch aside, just note that this particular PMP has physical playback buttons, so while you can use the touch screen when looking at it, you can pause, fast forward or rewind without having to take it out of your pocket. So while I understand the gripes against touchscreens, Sony did good to cater to those who may be a bit put off by having no choice but to use it.
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bosskev
05/13/09

@Software_Goddess: Yes. It has an optional chainmail and leather finish.
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josephers: I approve your comment
05/08/09

In reply to Sony's OLED, Wi-Fi Walkman Gets Priced to Go Head-to-Head With the iPod Touch
Please, Sony, don't come up with a proprietary audio codec if this gets popular.
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Kaiser-Machead
05/08/09

@josephers: They dumped their ATRAC nonsense a while ago. Their current PMP's support the standards.
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newtype2011
05/08/09

@josephers:

Welcome to 2005.
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shawn_dude
05/08/09

@newtype2011: How so? proprietary lock-in is still going strong in 2009. If you think not, try and load that free piece of software called "iTunes" on your unix/linux workstation.

The question is, has Sony learned their lesson? Or are they eying Apple's obvious success with lock-in schemes and trying to figure out how to make a new one that people will accept?
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FredicvsMaximvs
05/08/09

@shawn_dude: That's definitely the deal maker/breaker for me. I love everything else about it.
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ae86takumi
05/08/09

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This is only for music lovers. Noise Canceling built-in. Well time to erase all my music from my iPod and keep it for movies. I am already running of space in my 80GB 5.5G :/
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Kynes
05/08/09

@ae86takumi:

Um, don't you need specific hardware for proper noise cancellation? I'm pretty sure from my understanding of the technology and from the reviews I've seen that a magic switch on the device won't make much of a difference in terms of filtering external noise.
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Hello Mister Walrus
05/08/09

@Kynes: I have a Sony mp3 walkman. It comes with special earbuds for the noise cancellation.
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IN THE FACE!
03/09/09

In reply to Sony X1000 OLED Touch Walkman's Specs Spilled Like Guts and Stuff
"...since it's the little thing that are usually Sony's undoing."

Are you accusing Sony of not being well endowed?
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not_a_virus.exe.vbs
03/09/09

In reply to Sony X1000 OLED Touch Walkman's Specs Spilled Like Guts and Stuff
Oh and if it only can use Sonicstage it is fucked. What a horrible, horrible piece of software. All audio players should just a standard folder/subfolder hierarchy.
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TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H.
03/09/09

@Life Is Eat And Die: HOW about fuck your Mr. shill for competing products slash fanboy.

All Sonys products have been drag an drop for several years now.
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not_a_virus.exe.vbs
03/09/09

@TheLostVikings: Shill? Me? Get off the crack pipe buddy.
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not_a_virus.exe.vbs
03/09/09

In reply to Sony X1000 OLED Touch Walkman's Specs Spilled Like Guts and Stuff
I bet it only plays ATRAC3 or some shit like that. Sony makes great products and then fucks them up by doing something stupid.
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MrBlahBlah
02/26/09

In reply to Sony X1000 OLED Walkman to Hit UK Next Month for ~$300
I bet the audio quality on this blows the ipod family out of the water
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Monty
01/13/09

In reply to Video of Sony's NWZ-X1000 OLED Walkman In Action
People really flow through album cover art to decide what they want to listen to?

I am so out of touch. And that is when I am comparing myself to Sony products. Scary.
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ScottRose
01/13/09

In reply to Video of Sony's NWZ-X1000 OLED Walkman In Action
4GB version for $499, reads MemoryStiqqq cards only, new Sony media format with music encoded in MPSony3. Only available in Japan. Will not work with American WiFi.

It's a Sony. They'll find a way to f' it up.
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Kaiser-Machead
01/13/09

In reply to Video of Sony's NWZ-X1000 OLED Walkman In Action
The interface for the "cover flow" is a lot like the Piclens plugin for Firefox. I love it. Damn nice looking machine, in my opinion.
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Whydoesthisalwayshappentome
01/13/09

In reply to Video of Sony's NWZ-X1000 OLED Walkman In Action
I have a question, what makes an OLED an OLED? Sure I know it's organic, but what organic material do they make it out of?
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GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
01/13/09

@Whydoesthisalwayshappentome: PEOPLE. OLED's are made of PEOPLE!
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armendni
01/13/09

In reply to Video of Sony's NWZ-X1000 OLED Walkman In Action
can't wait till the apple fanboys get a hold of this mp3 player. If there's one thing they hate its when anything looks anything like their precious iphone. So they flame it for "stealing" from apple. lol
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GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
01/13/09

@armendni: Hey, you stole this post from an Apple forum I read!
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GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
01/13/09

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According to my subscription, Stuff ceased to be. It joined the choir invisible. It has met it's maker. Bereft of life, it rests in peace.

IIRC, Stuff was absorbed into it's brother, Maxim, so not many people lost their jobs.
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