Sony NW-A840 Series Walkman – Watch Out, iPod Nano

by benjamin on October 1, 2009

in Music



Sony NW-A840 Series Walkman MP3 Player

Sony NW-A840 Series Walkman MP3 Player (photo: Sony Insider)

Sony’s new NW-A840 Series Walkman is scheduled for release later this month – and this feature-rich MP3 player just might make converts out of some Nano loyalists.

The compact NW-A840 series Walkman is the thinnest Sony has ever produced, at just 7.2mm thick. The 2.8” OLED screen provides stunning video, and a new feature for the Walkman is its video output capability (standard definition 720×480). Battery life is impressive too – rated at 29 hours of music playback, or 9 hours of video.

The Walkman really steps up in the memory department: it will be available in 16G, 32G, and 64G versions. By my reckoning, that’s up to 16,000 songs, or 64 hours of video for the 64G version.

Sony NW-A840 Series Walkman MP3 Player (photo: Sony Insider)

Sony NW-A840 Series Walkman MP3 Player (photo: Sony Insider)

If you somehow manage to run out of recorded music, don’t worry – the Walkman gives a nod to its ‘80s roots with an integrated FM radio. It also features digital noise canceling, and comes standard with Sony’s excellent MDR-EX300SL earphones.

The Sony NW-A840 series Walkman will be released on October 31. Prices will start at approximately $260 for the 16G model, ranging up to about $440 for the 64G version.

(via Sony Insider)

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