Sony's 3-inch touchscreen OLED Walkman - Blu-ray Forum

xtop · 01-07-2009, 03:33 PM

Just as rumored, Sony's indeed showing up at this year's CES with a touchscreen Walkman, the NWZ-X1000. Front and center is a beautiful 3-inch touchscreen OLED display, which means lower power consumption and a wider color gamut than a traditional LCD, and Sony also worked in WiFi and headphone-independent noise cancellation. The player will come in 16GB and 32GB flavors. Details are otherwise scant at this moment -- we're particularly interested in the software specific and price, which we're guessing Sony will be announcing at its press conference this evening -- but let's just say that faux granite shell is a definite mark in the "please, yes" category.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/s...screen-player/

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We got a chance to peek Sony's succulent OLED Walkman way back at CES, but we've waited for what seems like forever to hold one in our supple paws without a booth attendant breathing down our neck. The model that arrived today on our doorstep is the 16GB NW-X1050 (or NWZ-X1050), which just launched in Japan last week. There's still no telling when this beauty will hit the US, but we can already guess that it'll cause some serious buzz when it does. We'll just come right out and say it: this is the best looking display on any PMP that we've ever seen. If you'll recall, Cowon's S9 also shipped with an OLED panel, but we've got to give the edge to Sony here. Also of note, we were never fans of the dark granite border in the press shots, but it's downright stunning in person. We're going to be hosting up a video walkthrough of the menus and such just as soon as it uploads (sigh) as well as some more thorough impressions in the coming days. For now, however, feel free to peruse the gallery below.

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Two models will be released: the 16GB NWZ-X1051 at $299 and the 32GB NWZ-X1061 at $399. The company’s retail Web site, SonyStyle.com, is accepting pre-orders.

Maximus · 01-07-2009, 03:34 PM

I hear there is a 4.3" version in the offing, maybe a Walkman branded phone...

Sonny · 01-07-2009, 03:38 PM

Sounds nice.

Maximus · 01-07-2009, 03:42 PM

Going by those pictures, they should have done away with the massive home button and stuck it on the top with the other controls. It looks stupid having a massive touch screen like that and the bottom 1/5 has a big button on it.

david2189 · 01-07-2009, 03:43 PM

looks nice, the noise cancellation will be nice for my commuting and as always with all sony walkmans im sure itll be cheaper than its ipod equivalent so i'll definataley get 1

IF they get better paint jobs! (eww)

xtop · 01-07-2009, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Maxpower1987

I hear there is a 4.3" version in the offing, maybe a Walkman branded phone...

both good ideas. will they be announced at ces tho?

Maximus · 01-07-2009, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by xtop

both good ideas. will they be announced at ces tho?

Probably at 3GSM (or GSMA now I think) in Barcelona...

xtop · 01-07-2009, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Maxpower1987

Probably at 3GSM (or GSMA now I think) in Barcelona...

cool

lets hope they can price them right

Maximus · 01-07-2009, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by xtop

cool

lets hope they can price them right

Probably won't get to the States for a long time though. Japan and Europe is what I have heard so far.

xtop · 01-07-2009, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Maxpower1987

Probably won't get to the States for a long time though. Japan and Europe is what I have heard so far.

figures.

way to be a buzzkill max!

Sonny · 01-07-2009, 04:14 PM

I don't realy care for the looks of it. I wish I could like the way it looks...

fighthefutureofhd · 01-07-2009, 04:55 PM

i'd buy that if it came to the states. walkman is one of the best products around. their mobile devices aren't so great, but this one looks to be incredible. finally maybe walkman can be king again. i doubt it, but this is an amazing step in the absolute right direction.

york weir · 01-07-2009, 05:27 PM

Hope they don't force another format on this one and just allow what is accepted now.....

SHines-IT · 01-07-2009, 05:56 PM

Hmm, I can see buying this. It's different from every other iPod...

Uniquely · 01-07-2009, 06:14 PM

I think it's aestetically ugly compared to an iTouch or an iPhone.... but if it comes out a good bit cheaper than either of those two options... it could be a contender. The iPhone is the first Apple product I have ever owned.... and I love it. This Walkman would have to do some pretty special stuff to make me switch.

AranhaHunter · 01-07-2009, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Maxpower1987

Probably won't get to the States for a long time though. Japan and Europe is what I have heard so far.

Sucks, US is getting the shaft on a lot of crap lately.

dwigtkschrute · 01-07-2009, 06:43 PM

Hopefully, if they produce a 4" screen size Walkman phone, they'll work out some of the issues with the one I have. Mine's a slider, and the top part has stress cracks forming. Also all the outer keys on the keypad--1, 4, 7, *, 3, 6, 9, #--are cracking in two. I had this issue with my prior phone I picked up in June of 08. They replaced it and promised that the issue had been resolved, that it was a known issue. IMHO, the Sony Erickson Walkman
W580i is a piece of junk. Sad, because Sony usually makes such quality products.

assur191 · 01-07-2009, 06:45 PM

Damn, I'd love to get one of those. But why is it that nobody seems to be releasing players with more than 35G hard drives. You'd think that we would keep getting bigger and bigger hard drives.

Uniquely · 01-07-2009, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by assur191

Damn, I'd love to get one of those. But why is it that nobody seems to be releasing players with more than 35G hard drives. You'd think that we would keep getting bigger and bigger hard drives.

Don't need it. My iPhone has 8Gig. I have my entire music collection.. almost 1,000 songs on it... several hundred photos... five pages of apps.... and I still have over 2gig left. One of the apps I have on the iPhone is Orb...... so anything I can't fit onto the iPhone... I can stream from my PC at home.

SHines-IT · 01-07-2009, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by robinandtami

I think it's aestetically ugly compared to an iTouch or an iPhone.... but if it comes out a good bit cheaper than either of those two options... it could be a contender. The iPhone is the first Apple product I have ever owned.... and I love it. This Walkman would have to do some pretty special stuff to make me switch.

I will take my BlackBerry over an iPhone any day.

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01-07-2009, 03:34 PM	#2
Maximus Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2006	I hear there is a 4.3" version in the offing, maybe a Walkman branded phone...

01-07-2009, 03:38 PM	#3
Sonny Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:1	Sounds nice.

01-07-2009, 03:42 PM	#4
Maximus Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2006	Going by those pictures, they should have done away with the massive home button and stuck it on the top with the other controls. It looks stupid having a massive touch screen like that and the bottom 1/5 has a big button on it.

01-07-2009, 03:43 PM	#5
david2189 Expert Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:London, UK Blu-ray collection:183	looks nice, the noise cancellation will be nice for my commuting and as always with all sony walkmans im sure itll be cheaper than its ipod equivalent so i'll definataley get 1 IF they get better paint jobs! (eww)

01-07-2009, 04:14 PM	#11
Sonny Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:1	I don't realy care for the looks of it. I wish I could like the way it looks...

01-07-2009, 04:55 PM	#12
fighthefutureofhd Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Dry County	i'd buy that if it came to the states. walkman is one of the best products around. their mobile devices aren't so great, but this one looks to be incredible. finally maybe walkman can be king again. i doubt it, but this is an amazing step in the absolute right direction.

01-07-2009, 05:27 PM	#13
york weir Special Member Member since:Nov 2007	Hope they don't force another format on this one and just allow what is accepted now.....

01-07-2009, 05:56 PM	#14
SHines-IT Special Member Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Eustis, FL Blu-ray collection:19 Trading Score:3	Hmm, I can see buying this. It's different from every other iPod...

01-07-2009, 06:14 PM	#15
Uniquely Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Mobile, AL Home Theater Gallery:14 Blu-ray collection:171	I think it's aestetically ugly compared to an iTouch or an iPhone.... but if it comes out a good bit cheaper than either of those two options... it could be a contender. The iPhone is the first Apple product I have ever owned.... and I love it. This Walkman would have to do some pretty special stuff to make me switch.

01-07-2009, 06:43 PM	#17
dwigtkschrute Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:159 Trading Score:185	Hopefully, if they produce a 4" screen size Walkman phone, they'll work out some of the issues with the one I have. Mine's a slider, and the top part has stress cracks forming. Also all the outer keys on the keypad--1, 4, 7, *, 3, 6, 9, #--are cracking in two. I had this issue with my prior phone I picked up in June of 08. They replaced it and promised that the issue had been resolved, that it was a known issue. IMHO, the Sony Erickson Walkman W580i is a piece of junk. Sad, because Sony usually makes such quality products.

01-07-2009, 06:45 PM	#18
assur191 Active Member Member since:Aug 2005 Blu-ray collection:345	Damn, I'd love to get one of those. But why is it that nobody seems to be releasing players with more than 35G hard drives. You'd think that we would keep getting bigger and bigger hard drives.

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