spex Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 (edited) Administrator edit: Welcome; great pictures are found within this thread, but please continue discussion here:http://www.atraclife.com/index.php?showtopic=132This morning Sony has announced the Walkman Bean. I do various web design activities for Sony, as well as maintaining the site linked to above. I've got a load of pictures of the Walkman Beans that I took myself - I'll upload a few as they are more detailed than the web resolution images on Sony's site.[attachmentid=709][attachmentid=710][attachmentid=711][attachmentid=712][attachmentid=713] Edited August 18, 2005 by kurisu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 Thanks spex! The Walkman Bean looks great, I think the design is the epitome of what we expect from them, less awkward than the Walkman Stick. And if the 5-way button operates the way I think it does, should be pretty nice to use.Anyone remember the cassette Walkman Beans from years back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spex Posted August 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 The Walkman Beans I had to photograph are pre-production samples, so they were non-functioning. One of them had a working 5-way button - it does feel like you'd be able to operate it easily in your pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrain Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 any word on street price in the uk spex? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Low Volta Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 so how far away from that ipod flea spoof are we at the moment?... I wonder what the remote for these babies looks like no serious... that could be a serious contender against the i-shuffle, as it is equally small, has a display and probably will sound good as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spex Posted August 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 any word on street price in the uk spex?←Sorry, I don't have specific pricing info but I do remember that Sony said they would be priced 'competitively'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spex Posted August 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 that could be a serious contender against the i-shuffle, as it is equally small, has a display and probably will sound good as well...←Here's a size comparison with the i-Shuffle. [attachmentid=714][attachmentid=715] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sxc Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 Love it! Finally something to get excited about from Sony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spex Posted August 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 any word on street price in the uk spex?←I just found them available for pre-order on www.sonystyle.co.uk (MP3 players section) - 512kb model is £79, 1Gb model is £99. They hit the streets mid Sept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 Thank you, this is really nice information. If you could in the future, post all other non-Minidisc ATRAC discoveries like this at ATRACLife Colloquium. Furthermore, I have taken the liberty of using some of your images and links to create this post, here.Please continue discussion there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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