HiFi Blog: digital audio goodness

CNET says DRM drains battery, but wait a sec…: they’ve performed some tests claiming that DRM’ed files consume more battery than unlocked ones. The Zen Vision:M lasts for 16 hours with unlocked MP3s, 12 hours with locked WMA files. The iPod sees a similar (but smaller, at only 8%) drop when switching from unlocked MP3s [...]

Sony NW-A1000/1200/3000 get WMA support: via a freshly-released firmware upgrade. Protected WMAs are still unsupported though. Read our review of the NW-A1000/A3000 here.