Sony unveils Walkman video players, and nothing can stand in its way

Hard to believe, I know, but Sony’s still making MP3 players. As crazy unpopular as they are (Sony doesn’t rank any higher than 39th on Amazon’s MP3-player best-seller list), the electronics giant continues to underwhelm us with more of its digital Walkmen. The latest models have a secret weapon, though: It’s — wait for it — video! Way to go, Sony! You’re only about two years behind the curve on this one.

Cryptically, Sony’s website says the new NWZ-A810 and NWZ-S610 players will support an “open platform,” which supposedly will give users “more choices” for music and video. We’re not sure if that means more formats are supported, or if you can use a variety of media-management programs, but it doesn’t sound like the worst thing to include, so rah-rah.

The A810 has a 2-inch LCD screen with a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels (that’s a half-inch smaller and half the vertical resolution of the video iPod, for those scoring at home), while the S610 (shown above) has a 1.8-inch screen (same resolution). Both come in 2-, 4- and 8-GB sizes. Depending on which you choose, price ranges from $120 to $230, which isn’t that bad, really. And we’re not so jaded that we can’t admit that it looks pretty hot. Coming in September. — Peter Pachal

Via Sony Style

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