Sony to Launch Walkman NW-E020F Series in Japan

Sony has announced the new line of stick music players -- the Walkman NW-E020F series -- in Japan. The Walkman NW-E020F model is a thin, compact, stick-like music player with an integrated USB terminal at the tip. Think thumb drive music player. The series currently has three lined products:

The NW-E026F (4 GB flash memory, expected to sell for US$149)
The NW-E025F (2 GB flash memory, expected to sell for US$120)
The NW-E023F (1 GB flash memory, expected to sell for US$102)

These models, which will be released on March 8 will be available in the colors: pure white and precious gold, Jewel pink and pink, forest green and ocean blue, blazing red and indigo, and black and shiny silver.

Since the Sony Walkman NW-E020F players have USB terminals integrated onto them, you can connect them with your PC directly for ultra-easy music downloads. The battery is also super efficient, promising three hours of play time with only 3 minutes of charging. The maximum playtime it can handle is 30 hours. The Sony Walkman NW-E020F series is FM radio equipped, contains color LCD with three lines for song info, can play MP3/WMA/non-copyrighted AAC/linear PCM music formats, 5 band equalizers, and can act as a normal USB stick.

The device can be sold as is, or could come bundled with a Sony Style-Up panel (pic after the jump), which could be used to pimp your Walkman. It also comes with a Sony EX monitor headphones, the MDR-EX90SL. Other accessories include leather carrying case, CKH's clear drop-proof case, silicon case, a clip, and an armband.

More pics after the jump.