First review of Sony's iPod "killer"

The Guardian has the very first hands-on review of the VGF-AP1, Sony's long overdue response to Apple's iPod. Apart from the fact that it's heavier and bigger than the iPod and the sheer folly of forcing people to convert their MP3s to Sony's ATRAC 3 format if they want to listen to them (admittedly, these are huge flaws), the VGF-AP1 has great sound,
excellent battery life of more than 20 hours, a 2.2-inch LCD screen you can use to look at digital photos or display the cover art for whatever album you're listening to, and the ability to have photos transferred directly to its 20GB
hard drive from a digital camera.