[Spex]

The flash-based Walkman models, details of which were leaked by various websites last week, have been confirmed today by Sony UK.

Also, there are some exclusive photos at Silva Bokis.

Cheers.

 

[ejoy]

I bet it's a shuffle killer. (shuffle is the only flash player I'm interested in)

I'll pick one if no shuffle released by the end of this month.

 

[SilverBlade]

remember..Sony=Sonic Stage

Sony=root kit..

 

[AuroraProject]

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Originally Posted by SilverBlade remember..Sony=Sonic Stage Sony=root kit..

Better yet Sonic Stage=Crap

 

[Kestrel]

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remember..Sony=Sonic Stage Sony=root kit..

Aha but you're wrong there... Sony has actually got off their ass and sonic stage is actually a pretty nice piece of software to work with. Just in time for the new minidisc player... It's actually pretty damned comparable to itunes now.

 

[gshan]

They look more cheaply built and uglier than the current e4xx/5xx gumstick walkman players.

 

[SilverBlade]

there's still the rootkit thing...what's to stop them from imbedding rootkits in the Sonic stage software?

 

[TheMarchingMule]

Wasn't there a lawsuit about the Rootkit stuff? IIRC, they just had to release a patch and a gift certificate to their store. Something like that.

 

[Spex]

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Originally Posted by SilverBlade there's still the rootkit thing...what's to stop them from imbedding rootkits in the Sonic stage software?

This whole root kit mantra really gets on my nerves.

The root kit fiasco was caused by Sony BMG buying a copy protection system for CDs from a third party. Sony BMG certainly did not commission the third party to compromise buyer's computers with root kits. It was a spectacular **** up, but there was no intention to create backdoors for hackers to exploit.

So, on the basis that Sony were on the receiving end of a massive public image **** storm for unknowingly distributing root kits why on earth would they put root kits in SonicStage?

The wisdom of copy protecting CDs in the first place is questionable, but many other record companies are equally guilty of that practice.

 

[bangraman]

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Originally Posted by Kestrel Aha but you're wrong there... Sony has actually got off their ass and sonic stage is actually a pretty nice piece of software to work with. Just in time for the new minidisc player... It's actually pretty damned comparable to itunes now.

Excuse me while I go and laugh hysterically in the corner. I will grant that it is now idiot proof in a way iTunes isn't and holds the neophytes hand better.

 

[Cjattwood]

It is a lot better, but I'd still take the much quicker, simple MP3 file manager program over it anyday. Still, SS3.4's got a nice level of customisation (Album art, background etc) to it, and it no longer hangs up when attempting to do... well anything. Still, I'd rather not use it if I had the choice. The new players look cute sure, but they aren't a huge difference over what Sony have out right now.

EDIT: Woot, 200th Post! \m/

 

[z-iron]

So when this player comes out, I'll be able to buy their previous ones flash players for a lot cheaper!

 

[Uncle Erik]

It's not going to work with iTunes, is it? If Sony locks it into the Windows DRM scheme, it's not going anywhere.

 

[DigDub]

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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik It's not going to work with iTunes, is it? If Sony locks it into the Windows DRM scheme, it's not going anywhere.

fwiw, any non-ipod players will not work with itunes either. itunes is also a drm software.

 

[Taphil]

That's what I thought. But then I plugged a Creative Zen Nano Plus into a Mac and it showed up in iTunes.

edit: On a Mac, that is. I don't know about Windows.