Wednesday, March 9th, 2005, 4:11 am
Sony Returns
The BBC takes a glimpse at Sony’s new portable MP3 players, which somehow imitate the iPod shuffle.
Unlike hard disk-based players, (Sony’s) flash devices hold fewer songs, using solid state memory rather than a disk.
The Sony line-up includes MP3 players which hold a similar number of songs to the iPod shuffle – about 250 – but the players have much longer battery life.
The home of the Walkman finally realised the importance of this entertainment niche.