Isaiah's Tech

Canada has finally got something that our neighbours below do not. The Sony NWZ-S745 Walkman is now available for $200 CAD ($188 USD). This PMP features a 2-inch display and 16GB of internal storage. If you want you can always drive up to Canada and visit me in my frigid igloo. Check it out here.

[Engadget]

Last week we heard about the S740 Series Walkman (right) and now we're also hearing about the S640 Series Walkman (left) as well. Both of these Walkmans have: a 2-inch display, a TV output, and a battery long enough to last 42 hours of audio / 10 hours of video playback. The main difference between these two Walkmans is that the S740 Series has built-in noise cancellation.

The S640 Series will be available in 8GB and 16GB models and will launch for 14,000 yen ($154 USD) and 17,000 yen ($187 USD), respectively; there will be a speaker bundle going for 17,000 yen ($187 USD) and 20,000 yen ($220 USD), respectively. The S740 Series will be available in black, gold, green, and violet colour. They will be available in 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB models and will retail for 16,000 yen (176 USD), 19,000 yen ($209 USD) and 25,000 yen (274 USD), respectively; the speaker bundle will be available for (8GB model) 19,000 yen ($209 USD) and (16GB model) 22,000 yen ($241 USD), respectively.

For both of these models, the 8GB variant will be available on October 10th and the larger variants will be available on October 28th in Japan.



[Sony Insider, Engadget]

Don't quote me here but I believe that these new NW-A840 Series Walkmans are the same as the S740 Series Walkmans we heard about last week - they look really similar. These new Walkmans will be available in two colours: black and brown. These Walkmans have: a 2.8-inch OLED display, a 7.2mm thin body, an FM radio, 16GB / 32GB / 64GB of internal storage, a TV output, and a battery life that should last 29 hours of audio / 9 hours of video playback.

The A Series Walkmans unfortunately do now have WiFi support, so that's a let down. These new players are expected to launch on Halloween this year - October 31st - for ¥24,000 ($263 USD), ¥30,000 ($329 USD), and ¥40,000 ($439 USD), respectively.

Update: Looks like these aren't the S740 Series Walkmans. Those seem to be a smaller model to these Walkmans and they were just officially unveiled.

[Sony Insider]

Sony Dealer Convention 2009 has just kicked off in Japan and this photo shows off the Sony S740 Series Walkman. The specs are unknown, but we do know that this will be available in 8GB and 16GB models. This Walkman could bring in new features, but it's still unconfirmed at the time. Maybe we'll see more of it as the event drags on.

[Sony Insider]