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Sony Japan announced a price reduction last week for its A1000, A1200 and A3000 Network Walkman (NW) series. According to ATRAC Life:

WALKMAN A1000 Series

NW-A1000 (6GB)—22,800 yen (2,000 yen price reduction)
NW-A1000/B [Limited Ed] (6GB)—20,800 yen (2,000 yen price reduction)
NW-A1000/N [Limited Ed] (6GB)—20,800 yen (2,000 yen price reduction)

WALKMAN A1200 Series

NW-A1200/B [Limited Ed] (8GB)—24,000 yen (2,000 yen price [...]

Creative to sell Zen Vision:M without the AC adapter: in an effort to slash prices, Creative introduces the Zen Vision:M SD, which is the Zen Vision:M we’ve all grown to love without an AC adapter (as Apple does with the iPods for a couple of years now), and an additional unidentified acronym added at the [...]

iPod & iTMS both no.1 in Japan: with the iPod’s market share reaching almost 60%. [via]