In September, the Sony Company announced Sony Walkman Z in Japan, preparing equipment that will compete with the iPod Touch from Apple. Now, the FCC, the U.S. agency responsible for certifying technology products, has become a new source of information on the Sony Walkman Z equipped with Android.
The Sony Walkman Z first appeared in September at the IFA consumer electronics fair 2011, as a prototype media player with the operating system Android. In the middle of the same month it announced manufacturer in Japan. In this way, the Sony release of the operating system has Google in its Walkman ‘s, going far beyond the possibilities offered by multimedia player, joining the possibility of using applications, services, Internet, managing updates. Until now we knew the company plans addressed only to their native Japan, but today, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, the U.S. agency responsible for certifies technology products, showed a model NW-Z1000 , which confirms the plans for the internationalization of the equipment.
Specifications of Sony Walkman Z
Equipped with a 4.3-inch screen, a resolution of 800 by 480 pixels (WVGA), Sony Walkman Z has the same size as a smartphone, without the ability to use the network, but with support for Wi-Fi . The fact that we think of him as just a player, should not mislead us about power, because it has a dual-core processor Nvidia Tegra 2 1 GHz and 512 MB of RAM. If this is not enough, add micro HDMI output, Bluetooth and support for DLNA. As befits a player, do not miss the radio . Will initially be available in an interesting range of colors and memory of 16 GB and 64 GB. It does not have a camera. By integrating the operating system, Android, and Wi-Fi , you can connect to the Android Market, selecting your favorite applications. As for prices, it appears that the minimum will oscillate in a limit of 1000 PLN.
The price of Sony Walkman Z and the release date in India is still not known.