The NW-A800 Walkman’s two-inch QVGA screen is breathtaking to behold. It’s sharp, crisp, bright and brings Hollywood’s finest to magnificently vivid life. The way that Sony has crammed it into a casing that’s 9mm skinny, yet feels like it could withstand a nuclear winter, is pure design vodoo. Battery life is nothing short of marathon. One juicing gives you enough for around two films back-to-back, or 25 hours of music. As well as video, this baby plays back tunes ripped to MP3 and A TRAC. Crystal sound quality is assured, thanks to a pair of bundled earphones that are so fine, they decimate the tinny triped supplied with lesser players. Movie transfer is drag-and-drop, while Sony’s supplied music software is on nodding terms with Vista.
This looks like the Walkman that Sony’s been promising since it resurrected the brand a few years back. We’ll have a full review next month. For now, feast your eyes and get your pre-order in early…