New OLED Sony Walkman NWZ-X1000: An Audiophile's Delight

By all indication, the new Sony Walkman NWZ-X1000 is set to crash the iPod Touch's party. Like the iPod, the new Walkman comes in 16GB and 32GB packs. Unlike the iPod, the Sony has a brighter 10,000:1 contrast, large 3-inch WQVGA 432 x 240 OLED (Organic Light-emitting Diode) screen and is equipped with its own (headphone-independent) noise cancellation. Bye-bye pricey headphones!

Furthermore, Sony also bundled a Content Transfer software in the X1000 to easily transfer files such as music, movies and photos from Windows Explorer, iTunes or even Cyber-shot cameras with its simple drag-and-drop interface. Podcast channels can also be conveniently registered on the X1000 series in a similar manner with the iTunes and Content transfer software.

The Walkman X1000 series also supports wireless LAN connectivity and features “NetFront browser for Walkman” for easy web surfing. Keeping in touch with the latest on YouTubeTM and podcasts is also easy as the player features YouTube™ video streaming and direct podcast downloads.

Runtime is estimated at up to 33hrs when playing music or 9hrs video playback. The NWZ-X1000 will be available in May 2009 in selected countries. Unfortunately there’s no availability information for the US, but the 16GB Sony Walkman NWZ-X1051 is priced at £214 ($310) while the 32GB version, the Sony Walkman NWZ-X1061, is priced at £283 ($410) in the UK.

Sansa slotRadio Player Available on March 31st

The Sansa slotRadio is all set to ship on March 31st after debuting at CES 09. This microSD music player can handle your digital music on your own microSD card, and can accept pre-loaded Billboard chart hits cards which has over 1,000 songs that are nicely categorized by genre. Like FM radio, songs are played in sequence and cannot be rewound or rearranged. However, you can skip individual songs as many times as you like, or switch between playlists with a touch of a button.

The die-cast aluminum player also features a 1.5" OLED screen for viewing artist and song information, a FM radio and even an integrated, handy belt clip for hands-free listening. It'll be available from SanDisk's own website on March 31st for $99 (which includes a card with over a thousand songs).

Candy Coated iPod Shuffle 3G at $129

The smallest and sweetest music players are now available at Computer Choppers for $129. These flashy shuffles are color anodized to brigthen up your iPod Shuffle listening experience. And the aluminum-shelled iPod Shuffle 3G fits in just perfectly. As was the case with their colorful anodized Mac Mini, these colors are much more durable than paint, and electrochemically bound to the metal so they won’t flake over time.

All color models in the picture are going for $129, but premium options such as copper, rose gold and platinum can climb up the price to $200.

Go on, grab your favorite flavored shuffle at Computer Choppers site.