February 21, 2005
Sony 2005 MP3 Player Lineup - NW-E405, E407, E103, E105, E107, E505
A slew of new Sony MP3 players were posted on the net today. The NW-E405 and E407 offer ATRAC3 and MP3 playback support, 37 grams of weight, 3-line OLED screen, and built-in lithium battery with 50 hours of playback time. WMA playback can only be done after transcoding the file. Due the picture, it probably has a FM radio too. The NW-E407 has 1 gigabyte of storage and the E405 has 512 megabytes.
The NW-103, E105, and E107 has a circular design with 70 hours of playback on one AAA battery, 26 grams of weight, and a one-line LCD. Storage capacities range from 256 megabytes to 1 gigabyte.
The NW-E505 is available in blue or silver with 512 megabytes of storage. It has a 3-line OLED display, FM radio, 37 grams of weight, and 50 hours of battery life.
The different colors are nice as is the built-in OLED displays, however my prediction is Apple's iShuffle will still wipe the floor against these offerings due to iTunes, the iPod brand, and minimalistic design.
