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Sony’s latest Walkman debuts at lower price: all of the 512MB/1GB/2GB models cost at least ￥5,200 (~$45) lower than estimated. We presented the new WALKMAN line-up back in September.

The 2GB NW-A608 goes for ￥23,800-26,800 (~ $200-225) compared to Sony’s announced ￥32,000 (~ $270). A 2GB iPod nano costs from Apple and around ￥20,000-21,800 (~ [...]

The sleeping, bleeding giant who can’t sleep at night because of a four letter word, unveiled a new line-up of MP3 players under the name “WALKMAN” (yep, all capital letters). It’s 2 HDD-based (NW-A1000, NW-A3000) and 3 flash-based (NW-A608/7/5) MP3 players. And there’s a software-related surprise at the end of this post.

HDD-based MP3 players (Sony [...]