This is the Sony NW-HD5, the latest MP3 player to be thrown into the gladiatorium with the iPod. Will it triumph, or will it be torn limb from limb and scattered across the sawdust like so many others?
The NW-HD5 will be officially released in the UK later today, joining the NW-HD3. Sony’s marketing department is clearly confused about how to choose catchy names for its MP3 players. We’d still rather say iPod than labour over a meaningless mush of numbers and letters.
Sony’s NW-HD5 is smaller and -- at 125grams -- lighter than a 20GB iPod. It can play MP3, WMA, WAV and ATRAC3 files and has a battery life of around 40 hours. The NW-HD5 also flaunts a 1.5-inch LCD with the option to switch display orientation. Despite all that, it's an ugly-looking munchkin. Maybe it’ll be more appealing in the flesh.
We're tired of speculating over whether this or that MP3 player will be the iPod killer we’ve all been goading manufacturers for. Yawn. So we'll spare you -- just this one time, mind you. -CS
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