Sony Introduces iPod Shuffle Rival

Before the digital music player age, because of the Walkman brand, the name Sony was synonymous with portable music players. However, since the inception of mp3 players and smaller digital storage devices, Sony has been on the outside looking in. That is, until this year's Reuters, Sony's new mp3 player line will be priced competitively: "The cheapest models will retail below 100 euros ($132.2) or 70 pounds, a price point the electronics conglomerate hopes will address complaints that its products are overpriced." Much like the iPod Shuffle, Sony's players use flash memory cards for storage purposes. According to Sony's product page, the capacity for the upcoming mp3 players (available in April 2005) ranges from 512MB to 1 gigabyte. Reuters indicates there will also be a 256MB version available. The following are product specs for their upcoming players, Murdok. Visit Murdok for the