Franz Ferdinand Limited Edition Sony NW-A1000

We weren't kidding when we said "post punk" rockers Franz Ferdinand were Sony's house band, because Sony's announced the Franz Ferdinand Limited Edition NW-A1000 to celebrate the Scottish group's latest release. Don't throw out that Josef K Limited Edition Rio PMP300 just yet though if you wanna wanna go buy one, since only a hundred of these A1000s exist, and you can only get one on January 26th and February 9th in Japan for ¥33,000 (about $286).

[Via Akihabara News]

[Ryan Dell @ Jan 20th 2006 9:31AM]

nice try, Sony

[Ben @ Jan 20th 2006 9:53AM]

I never got the point of limited edition electronics.

I mean are they going to gain in value over time?

[Charles @ Jan 20th 2006 10:30AM]

HA! 'Cause they sound like Josef K! It's funny!

[Geoff @ Jan 20th 2006 10:48AM]

Do you want to? Nah. I would be down with the Josef K model, though. Is creative doing a comsat angels one?

[Matt @ Jan 20th 2006 12:14PM]

Tempting, but I'm currently emgaged in a boycott of Sony.

[Gary @ Jan 20th 2006 1:56PM]

Yes number 5 I TOTALLY Agree. Boycott sony!

[sm @ Jan 20th 2006 2:05PM]

Now, wouldn't it be nice if the whole player were an OLED screen that displayed an artist's face or tricked out design...

[tiuk @ Jan 20th 2006 2:23PM]

I saw Franz Ferdinand live last year. Worst. Performers. EVER.

[live-evil @ Jan 20th 2006 5:18PM]

"Don't throw out that Josef K Limited Edition Rio PMP300 just yet" - Itś for in-jokes like that, that i love engadget. Thanks!

[much love @ Jan 20th 2006 5:20PM]

Disgusting

what happens if; the day after you get you decide you do not like Franz Ferdinand

Now i have seen them in concert, and they are good but this is a joke, only die hard fans would get this and you would look like a right muppet.

It would be good if they had many bands on there

but this, no, i dnt think so

much love

xxx

[Brad @ Jan 20th 2006 11:06PM]

Good God. Why dont they invest time money and resources into getting that piece of SHIT software called Connect to actually work??? Sony has lost the plot!

[Brian @ Jan 21st 2006 1:31AM]

Josef K - NICE! How about an Orange Juice or Aztec Camera EDITION?

[i'macomputa @ Jan 21st 2006 11:46AM]

i agree with live-evil post#6 it's nice to know that some gadget fans have taste.

[Mike Turner @ Jan 26th 2006 11:41AM]

Franz Ferdinand may be the only thing you'll get out of it. Try getting your own music collection on to the thing, thats if you can make the very buggy dreadful SonyConnect program work.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2002482,00.html

[Ginger @ May 1st 2006 3:14PM]

I think it is a pretty kewl gadget, I love Franz Ferdinand, yet who has time to go to Japan, in only those two days? I mean what is the point of limited edition? they are just more expensive