Sony’s tries at gaining serious ground in the portable media game is starting to remind me of a very special Hallmark movie about crippled children, only without the winning against the odds part at the end. Their new Hi-MD Photo player gets a few things right: it’s small, which is always nice. The display is a 1.5-inch color screen, and the built in 1.3 megapixel camera is fun, if pointless. But with only 1 GB of storage, even on cheap, removable MiniDiscs, and a current suggested price of $500, it has a pretty steep barrier to entry.
On the other hand, all of the new Hi-MD players from Sony play MP3 natively now, which is pretty great.
Sony “Hi-MD Photo” [DAReview]
It’s Official—Sony’s MP3 Playing Hi-MD Player [TechJapan]
New Sony “Hi-MD PHOTO” Walkman With Camera and Colour LCD [TechJapan]
Sony MZ-DH10P Hi-MD Walkman Uses $7 1 GB Discs [MobileMag]
