New Sony online music service ties to Walkman, airline miles (AFP)

Grok Headline matches for New Sony online music service ties to Walkman, airline miles (AFP)

Sony Launches Online Music Service

Sony Launches Online Music Service 05/04/2004 09:13 PM
AP via Los Angeles Times May 5 2004 1:53AM GMT

Sony to Launch Online Music Service

Sony to Launch Online Music Service 01/10/2004 12:29 AM
Sony announced that they would be launching their own online music service later this year. The 500,000 song service known as "Connect" will be pri...

Sony unveils online music service

Sony unveils online music service 05/05/2004 08:20 AM
Sony enters the digital music market by launching an online music download service in the US.

Sony to launch online music service

Sony to launch online music service 01/08/2004 07:17 PM
Sony has said that it plans to launch a new online music service with about 500,000 songs this spring, reports Reuters...

Sony Launches Online Music Service (AP)

Sony Launches Online Music Service (AP) 05/04/2004 07:54 PM
AP - Sony Corp. entered the bourgeoning digital music market Tuesday, launching an online music download service that the electronics and media conglomerate is banking will also generate sales for its line of portable audio players.

Sony US music service an 'embarrassment'

Sony US music service an 'embarrassment' 05/10/2004 05:50 AM
Too many wrongs, too few rights

Sony launches music service

Sony launches music service 05/05/2004 11:19 AM
globetechnology.com May 5 2004 3:41PM GMT

Sony to Launch Music Download Service
for PSP

Sony to Launch Music Download Service
for PSP 02/01/2005 09:09 PM

The Register is reporting that Sony will be launching a new music service specifically for its PSP portable gaming system. The new download service is supposed to be in place by March here to coincide with the launch of Sony's player. Tony Smith speculates that the service, once in place, could just as easily be used to push video content down to the device, which doesn't have a hard drive, but can accept flash MemoryStick in 1-2GB sizes—plenty big for a couple of movies.

I think if Sony's got a shot at the iPod, the PSP is it—it can do almost everything you'd want to do while on the road, including productivity stuff (if they release a keyboard).

 Sony preps PlayStation 'music download service' [TheRegister]

Sony GPRS / 3G Mobile Music Streaming
Service

Sony GPRS / 3G Mobile Music Streaming
Service 06/16/2004 01:05 PM
3G Jun 16 2004 4:39PM GMT

Sony turns to video to boost music
service

Sony turns to video to boost music
service 07/14/2004 01:47 PM
The Register Jul 14 2004 5:36PM GMT

Sony launches music download service:
Connect

Sony launches music download service:
Connect 05/06/2004 11:38 AM

Sony launched a noninfringing music downloading service, entering a growing market still dominated by Apple's iTunes and including a revised Napster .

Connect is based on a downloadable client , offers more than five hundred thousand songs, and offers now-traditional pricing: ninety-nine cents per song, with a subscription option. Additionally, Connect is appealing to indepedent labels for more content. As with iTunes, a digital rights management ( DRM ) application, MagicGate DRM , restricts sharing of downloaded music files. Connect's file format, ATRAC 3 , is not compatible with the popular iPod portable music player. The desktop client is available for Windows machines only.

Sony turns to video to boost music
download service

Sony turns to video to boost music
download service 07/14/2004 09:50 AM
Connect to offer movies 'within a year'

Sony to launch music download service
for PlayStation Portable (PSP)

Sony to launch music download service
for PlayStation Portable (PSP) 02/01/2005 09:41 PM
Dvhardware.net - Sun Jan 30, 06:47 pm GMT

Sony Unveils Music Service, Mulls 'iPod
Killer'

Sony Unveils Music Service, Mulls 'iPod
Killer' 05/05/2004 01:29 AM
Sony became the latest entrant into the increasingly crowded online music market. By Sue Zeidler, Reuters (via MyAppleMenu)

Sony Unveils New Online Music Store

Sony Unveils New Online Music Store 07/05/2004 02:41 PM

Sony Unveils Music Service, Mulls 'iPod
Killer' (Reuters)

Sony Unveils Music Service, Mulls 'iPod
Killer' (Reuters) 05/04/2004 07:54 PM
Reuters - Sony Corp., which pioneered the market for portable music with its Walkman player 25 years ago, on Tuesday became the latest entrant into the increasingly crowded online music market.

Sony XDR-M1 DAB FM WALKMAN

Sony XDR-M1 DAB FM WALKMAN 06/22/2005 01:58 AM

People are saying that terrestrial radio is dead, but don't believe them. They're crazy and they smell. DAB&md ash;a digital radio standard popular with people "in other countries," if we're to believe the media—is very cool and could possibly improve our general listening experience. However, it is not readily available here yet. That said, Sony has introduced a line of portable DAB players including the XDR-M1.

This digital radio has 40 preset stations and an FM tuner in areas that don't have DAB reception. Now, if they could give us DAB over here instead of non-stop commercials for Trimspa, perhaps I'd turn on my radio every once in a while.

Sony launches range of DAB players [Pocket-Lint]

Can Sony beat Apple at the online music
game?

Can Sony beat Apple at the online music
game? 05/06/2004 11:12 PM
ZDNet May 7 2004 2:37AM GMT

Sony Forms Unit To Marry Online Music
Ops

Sony Forms Unit To Marry Online Music
Ops 12/28/2004 07:40 AM
Nni.nikkei.co.jp - Tue Dec 28, 06:45 am GMT

Sony hopes to strike chord in online
music

Sony hopes to strike chord in online
music 05/03/2004 10:12 PM
USA Today May 4 2004 2:52AM GMT

Sony launches 'Connect' online music
store

Sony launches 'Connect' online music
store 05/04/2004 06:24 AM
Sony Connect Inc. today formally announced the domestic launch of its new Connect online music store...

Sony unveils its new WALKMAN

Sony unveils its new WALKMAN 04/06/2005 12:33 PM
Sony has unveiled its new WALKMAN, a 20GB HDD player with an aluminium body and credit-card-size dimensions that can hold up to 13,000 songs or 900 CDs worth of music. The NW-HD5 offers a 40 hour replaceable battery. It also features a large and easy-to-navigate 7-line LED screen. The display is synchronised to hand movements, flipping from horizontal to vertical depending on moves, eliminating the need for “right side up”. The NW-HD5’s specially designed sensor kicks in when dropped, providing immediate and effective shock protection. The NW-HD5 comes supplied with SonicStage3.1 software that plays both MP3 and ATRAC formats. The player is available in a choice of black, silver or red and is expected to be in UK shops next month. There is no announcement on a North American launch.

Sony unveils HDD Walkman

Sony unveils HDD Walkman 07/01/2004 05:24 AM
Reg Kit Watch Watch out, iPod

Sony Launches MP3 Walkman

Sony Launches MP3 Walkman 07/01/2004 07:09 PM

Sony NW-HD5 Network Walkman

Sony NW-HD5 Network Walkman 04/05/2005 07:43 PM

Sony has just taken the wraps off their new NW-HD5 hard disk-based music player, a tiny little thing with 20GB of storage. It weighes just 125 grams, which I'm told is less than the weight of a heavily-iced cupcake (I'm not very good with weights, you might have noticed). Sony is also promising an ample 40 hours of bettery life and an easily removable battery. The NW-HD5 will be available in silver, red, and black and will go on sale in the UK next month for £200 (no word of a US release yet, but I'd say we'll get it soon enough).

The coolest trick is probably its new 'Follow Turn Display,' which orients the interface screen depending on which way the NW-HD5 is held. If I know Sony, I'll bet the controls rotate, too, like the Sony Vaio U-Series.

Sony announce the NW-HD5 [Pocket-LintUK]

Sony Connect Online Music Download Store
Launches

Sony Connect Online Music Download Store
Launches 05/04/2004 01:58 PM

McDonald's, Sony Team Up In Online Music
Distribution Campaign

McDonald's, Sony Team Up In Online Music
Distribution Campaign 06/04/2004 05:36 AM
Nni.nikkei.co.jp - Fri Jun 4, 08:00 am GMT

Sony hopes to set history with Walkman,
again

Sony hopes to set history with Walkman,
again 07/01/2004 12:06 PM

Sony Network Walkman NW-HD3 Reviewed

Sony Network Walkman NW-HD3 Reviewed 02/05/2005 10:17 PM

Gizmo Girl has a healthy review of Sony's relatively new NW-HD3 MP3 Player. (And it plays real MP3, instead of "converts to our proprietary format while you wai MP3", which had been the case with all of Sony's previous "MP3" players.) Sony kindly calls it a "Network Walkman", but don't let those words invoke in you dreams of sugarplum IP fairies, streaming audio from one device to another, with rainbow wireless interfaces and candy packets of audio sharing. No, the NW wraps your MP3s so that effectively once they check in to your device, they don't check out. Still, sans file-conversion, the transfer process isn't quite as awful as their earlier players. And it comes in pretty (and familiar) colors. Battery life is apparently quite stellar, and its small stature but high capacity has them swooning.

Gizmo Girl Review [Pocket-Lint]

Real "Walkman" settles with Sony

Real "Walkman" settles with Sony 06/07/2004 01:42 PM
Sony is apparently kicking down several million Euros to Andreas Pavel, a German inventor who in 1977 patented and prototyped a wearable stereo called the "Stereobelt." Of course, the Stereobelt sounds a lot like the Sony Walkman, launched two years later. Flush with cash, Pavel now plans to go after Apple and other makers of, er, digital Stereobelts. Link (via my journal at The Feature)

Sony hypes "next-generation Walkman"

Sony hypes "next-generation Walkman" 11/05/2003 12:05 PM

Sony plans Walkman to rival iPod

Sony plans Walkman to rival iPod 07/01/2004 07:03 AM
Sony is to revamp its famous Walkman by launching a digital music player to rival Apple's iPod.

Has Sony finally gotten a Clue with the
Network Walkman

Has Sony finally gotten a Clue with the
Network Walkman 07/01/2004 05:32 PM

I'll be honest I don't think so. I love Sony products I am typing this article on a Sony Vaio and I have a lot of Sony products in my home. I always like Sony products and being my wife is from Japan she is a fan of Sony too. I draw the line though when it comes to buying vehicles as I am a die hard Chevrolet man. Anyway this Network Walkman that may or may not play the MP3 format and supposedly has a 30 hour battery life but only 20 gigs of storage priced at about the same as a Apple 40 gig iPod.

Give me a break Sony if you would have not been so scared that those ripping music was going to hurt your music division. I think they better wake up and smell the roses ripping of music is not going to stop and I bet their entire library is available on the P2P networks. [Engad get]

Sony Building Smothered In Network
Walkman

Sony Building Smothered In Network
Walkman 04/07/2005 12:44 PM

It was only yesterday that Sony's NW-HD5 was officially announced in Japan, and it seems the company has already managed to convert the Sony Building into a giant promotion for the Network Walkman line, called "Walkman Records." This marks a first for Sony, as their domestic (Japanese) Walkman campaigns typically revolved around MiniDisc (and for good reason). The first floor is divided into three sections: "TOUCH," "LISTEN," and "BUY," where I presume you can do each activity. Don't expect to see this at your local Sony store any time soon — as of this writing, Sony hasn't even announced the NW-HD5 for stateside release.

Netwo rk Walkman in Sony Building [AV Watch]

News: Sony refreshes HDD Walkman design

News: Sony refreshes HDD Walkman design 04/06/2005 09:01 AM
Sony Corp. will soon launch a new member in its hard-disk drive-based Network Walkman family, its fourth so far, and this time the new player is more than an update to the previous model.

Sony Refreshes Its Network Walkman (PC
World)

Sony Refreshes Its Network Walkman (PC
World) 04/06/2005 09:21 AM
PC World - Hard drive-based device features a new design that more closely resembles the IPod.

New Sony Walkman to Rival Apple Player

New Sony Walkman to Rival Apple Player 06/30/2004 10:50 PM
AP via Los Angeles Times Jul 1 2004 3:10AM GMT

New Sony Walkman to Rival Apple Player
(AP)

New Sony Walkman to Rival Apple Player
(AP) 06/30/2004 10:29 PM
AP - The iPod may finally have a serious competitor. The company that brought us the Walkman is entering the hard disk music player arena now dominated by its trendsetting-rival Apple Computer Inc.

Sony settles Walkman patent case

Sony settles Walkman patent case 06/01/2004 05:40 AM
German awarded 'a few million euro'
Grok Description matches for New Sony online music service ties to Walkman, airline miles (AFP)
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New Sony online music service ties to Walkman, airline miles (AFP)

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