Product: Sony Vaio Pocket, Network Walkman Price: US$400 and $500, respectively Pros: Sleek designs, light, Sony Connect Cons: Price. Who wants to own an iPod wannabe?
Sony grabbed headlines last week for announcing two new hard drive-based portable music players able to download music from its Sony Connect website.
The company, historically known for taking a leadership position in the portable music business, had until recently frowned upon MP3 players commonly used to store music downloaded free off the internet.
However, Apple's phenomenal success with the iPod and iTunes has prompted the electronics company to follow suit.
The Japanese giant is not only late with this release, but its products are almost sure to disappoint.
The two Network Walkmans are not groundbreaking in terms of features or design and look like more expensive, flashier versions of Archos' products.
The US$400 20-gigabyte Network Walkman NW-HD1 and the $500 40GB Vaio Pocket VGF-AP1L will be released in autumn.
