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If you thought the market for dedicated music players were dead in the water after Apple started delisting some of its iPod products, you would be mistaken, as Sony is launching a brand new Walkman.

Dreyer Smit · Sep 1, 2017 · Hot! with 12 comments

In anticipation of Final Fantasy XV, Sony will be launching a line of limited edition products at its stores in Japan. The line will include a Walkman, headphones, and portable Bluetooth speaker.

Timi Cantisano · Nov 28, 2016 with 7 comments

Sony has announced new Walkman devices coming with Android 4.0 pre-installed. Samsung might have a competitor for the Android multimedia player market after all.

Paul Ferson · Jul 18, 2012 · Hot! with 8 comments

Sony has opted to buy out Ericsson's share within their joint Sony Ericsson agreement, giving control of additional patents and also guaranteed continuation of the devices produced by both companies.

Paul Ferson · Oct 27, 2011 · Hot! with 4 comments

In August, Sony announced that it will stop providing its own music store service Connect in the United States, Canada and Europe by march 2008, and that all new Walkman players will be useable with...

Ambroos Vaes · Sep 5, 2007 with 5 comments

Eighteen months after the release of Apple's iPod video, Sony strikes back with its first digital video product: the NW-A800 series Walkman will hit Europe in April. Releases to other markets are expected, but timing...

· Mar 3, 2007 · Hot! with 17 comments

Sony unveiled its first MP3-compatible, hard-disk Walkman music player on Tuesday in an attempt to recover ground lost to Apple Computer's iPod. The world's biggest consumer electronics maker aims to reclaim the...

· Nov 30, 2004 with 1 comment

On Thursday, Sony has announced the plan to launch a new version of Walkman (NW-HD1) in a rivalry against Apple's iPod. NW-HD1, through Sony's advanced compression technology, will be able to cater more...

· Jul 1, 2004 · Hot! with -1 comments

The man who came up with idea of the personal stereo is threatening to sue Apple over the iPod. Andreas Pavel filed a patent on the concept of a "stereobelt" back in 1978. The idea...

· Jun 4, 2004 with -1 comments

Last July, while most people were taking summer vacations, the Sony Corporation of America made a little noticed, but crucial announcement. Jay Samit, a longtime music industry executive, was appointed general manager...

· Apr 19, 2004 with -1 comments

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