Sony Walkman A845 Revealed

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Sony has released a new low-profile Walkman music player that weighs just 62g and is only 7.2mm thick.  The Sony Walkman A845 may have a slight form factor, but it features the latest in portable media player standards with a 2.8-inch OLED display, noise cancelling earphones and 16GB of storage space.

At 7.2mm thin, the Sony Walkman A845 portable media player may be the thinnest Walkman Sony has ever produced, but until the price point has been revealed that slim thickness is not much of a selling point.  The latest iPod Nano is just 6.2mm thick, giving the Sony Walkman A845 a run for its money before it even hits the market (and the new iPod Nanos feature video recording, while the A845 does not).  Like other PC-oriented pmp’s, the Sony Walkman A845 can simply transfer media from PC music and video folders.  Like the iPod Nano, however, the Sony Walkman A845 can transfer music from iTunes using a special software connection.

For those of us who aren’t big on iTunes, the Sony Walkman A845 could be a decent small-size alternative to the Nano, but again– that’ll all depend on the price.  The 16GB Sony Walkman A845 will hit the market in February of 2010, as will the verdict on the value of this thin-form pmp from Sony.