Sony has some entry-level Walkman MP3 players ready for you guys. The Sony E and B Series have been announced so let’s take a closer look to each of them!

The E Series will offer you the following features:

• Slim, light Digital Media Player in choice of Black or Red
• Clear Stereo and Clear Bass technologies for superb sound quality
• High resolution QVGA 2″ Color LCD screen
• Support for video file format conversion (If users have decoder software, other video formats can be converted)
• Long battery life up to 30 hrs (Music : MP3 128kbps) audio / 6 hrs (Video : MPEG-4 Simple Profile 384kbps) video

The B series is a much simpler player but it’s also filled with interesting features:

• Small, Ultra-light player in choice of four colors
• Easy operation with drag-and-drop file transfers
• ZAPPIN™ for quick, easy song searches
• Bass button for powerful low frequency enhancement
• 18 hr music playback and Quick Charge battery
• FM tuner with recording facility

This is the part where I tell you we have no prices and arrival dates yet, so look away while I do that!

via Sony Europe

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While all the other companies that create MP3 players try to make their product have a futuristic design, Sony is against that and goes for the vintage look that Walkmans had in the late 80’s. In this case we’re talking about their “new” MP3 players, the B-Series.

As you can see by the image, the B-Series look like something of the past, it doesn’t have any resemblance to an iPod or Creative player. The big size is probably caused by the USB interface, so you have the “Plug and Play” function and can easily transfer files to a PC or Mac.

In terms of sound quality, the reviewers at C-Net gave an “OK” score, which means it could be better, right? The player can have 1GB or 2GB of internal (flash) memory, FM radio, voice recording, and a tiny display.

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