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Sony’s First Android Walkman Will Be $269 In April

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3:40PM February 8, 2012 | Danny Allen

Here in Australia, it’ll be called the Walkman NWZ-Z1050 and we’ll only be getting the 16GB version. It features a 4.3-inch (800×480) multi-touch display, 1GHz Tegra 2 processor, GPS, Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and full access to the Android Market. More »

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Sony’s First Android Walkman Headed To Australia

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4:00PM January 19, 2012 | Danny Allen

Just like the iPod touch isn’t just for music anymore, neither is the Walkman. Sony’s Z1000 features a 4.3-inch (800×480) display, Tegra 2 processor and Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) with full access to the Android Market. Watch Gizmodo Australia’s quick hands-on video with the player from CES. More »

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Sony’s Android Walkman Is Really For Music Nerds

5:34AM September 1, 2011 | Mario Aguilar

A Walkman’s not just for music anymore. The forthcoming Sony Android Walkman will give people access to apps — finally! — but true to the Walkman’s legacy Sony’s built the new version around it’s music features. More »

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Sony’s New Android Phone Keeps The Walkman Strutting

11:37PM August 22, 2011 | Brent Rose

Walkmans (Walkmen?) will never die! Remember that old, yellow, tape-filled piece of crap that weighed your pants down? Well Sony just birthed that thing’s great-grandson. It’s an Android 2.3 phone aimed music lovers. More »

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Gross-Proof MP3 Player Lets You Stop Sweating On Your iPhone

7:20AM July 15, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

Using your phone as your MP3 player while you work out sucks. It gets sweaty and gross and you have to carry it around the rest of the day smelling like your armpit. No thanks. Give me a sweat-proof one like the new Sports Walkman. More »

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Summer Is A Walkman In Kuwait

4:30AM July 14, 2011 | Mat Honan

I used to have a waterproof yellow Sony Sports Walkman. This one. I got it in the eighth grade. It was my favourite thing ever. When I think of it, I think of summer. I think of being young. More »

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Sony Was Still Making MiniDisc Walkmans When They Killed Them

9:40PM July 8, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Can you believe that Sony was still selling MiniDiscs, with the Nikkei reporting 22 million players were sold up to March 2011? If you want one brand new, you better get in quick though – as of September, it’s deeeead. More »

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What A Blade Runner’s Phone Would Look Like

9:00AM June 19, 2011 | Kwame Opam

Richard Clarkson designed this conceptual rotary smartphone as a reminder of what we’ve lost with the advent of touchscreens. A familiar subject, but the final product really oozes cyberpunk. More »

From Walkman To Facebook: How Tuning Out Led To Tuning In

1:00AM November 5, 2010 | Dave Pell

The Walkman is dead. Long live the Walkman. More »

Sony Kills The Cassette Walkman On The iPod’s Birthday

6:57AM October 24, 2010 | Casey Chan

After 30 years, Sony has announced that they will stop manufacturing and selling the venerable cassette Walkman. In a poetic twist, the official death of the Walkman also lands on the iPod’s 9th anniversary. More »