Sony hearts its new wraparound Walkman W-series
By Thomas Ricker 
posted Jan 6th 2009 11:16PM
posted Jan 6th 2009 11:16PM
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is sho is perty
Looks like a stethoscope without the doohickey you point at the kids' heart.
Speaking of kids....
u dont fool us mr bear, we know where u want to point that doohickey
OH SHI- Hide teh children!! Hide them under teh /b/ed!
of course
I guess it would be good for running...
Where are the controls? Sony should equip this with a BT remote for easier control. Will it remain on your ears while jogging? Oh, and where are the regular whiners that usually complain about the lack of display?
Whats up with the lack of display, how am I supposed to read my earbud to find out what song I'm listening to even tho I'm the one who downloaded it. On a more productive note these would be awesome if they were just stereo bluetooth headphones, I would use them all the time with my Shadow.
Does anyone else see the slight resemblance between this and the MGS4 Bluetooth headset?
Give it a screen and 16GB flash memory and i will buy
Please tell me how in the world that is even possible. Why don't they just put in a 120GB HDD and accelerometer while they're at it? Heck, put a web browser and wifi.
Why, why, why, WHY!?!?!
Why can't they just put A2DP bluetooth in these and call it a day? I don't want to ditch my MP3 player... just give me a good sounding, aesthetically pleasing A2DP headset!
sony did a bunch of those already. http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665716568
But they're expensive. The one linked is $200
For a second, I thought I was looking at my Gear4 BT headphones..
With the stand-thing it's on (and due to the narrow window of my browser not showing the full photo), it looked almost like a codpiece to me at first glance. That would actually be kind of cool, in an extremely nerdy sort of way — dress up like a character from the Mega Man series, and the music player could be a part of the costume! :D
That said: it looks awesome. If I spent more time away from my computer and actually did something out in the real world for once, I would want it.
Where can I get one When can I get one!!!!!!
Now THIS is an iPod Shuffle killer. It's going on my anniversary wish list.
I totally agree...problem is, my Shuffle won't die! This would be great for my workouts. No more clip-on.
*fixed storage (being Sony, even their M2 card would have been better)
*non-replaceable battery (that I can tell; more disposable devices when battery dies)
*same old codec support (PCM, MP3, WMA)
*2009?
*less comfortable to wear? (due to additional weight of each headphone)
*indentation in cable to make heart shape (gimmick?)
*difficulty of finding track you want (to be fair, it's a basic limitation with no-screen devices)