October 15, 2007 12:52 PM PDT
Sony NWZ-A810 wins Editors' Choice award
(Credit:
CNET Networks/Corinne Schulze)
What with the fact that Sony is finally to producing players that aren't handicapped by a severely lacking software relationship, I suppose it was only a matter of time before this happened...but I never thought I'd actually be around to witness it: a Sony MP3 player has won an Editors' Choice award. That's right, people--the Walkman has finally regained its spot in the sun. OK, so maybe the NWZ-A810 is not even within spitting range of knocking the iPod of its throne, but this Walkman is one capable competitor. Let me break it down for you:
- Easy to use
- 35.3-hour battery life (audio)
- Package includes decent earbuds
- Spectacular sound quality and multiple sound enhancement options
- Slim design with a fantastic, 2-inch QVGA display
- Works with Windows Media Player and Rhapsody
- Supports MP3, WMA (protected and unprotected) and AAC audio, as well as MPEG4 and M4V video
For more than five years, Jasmine France has covered a variety of tech products for CNET--from scanners to keyboards to GPS devices--but she's happiest where she is now: sitting atop a pile of MP3 players, "testing" every music service known to man, and jamming a variety of earbuds in every shape and color into her absurdly small ears. E-mail Jasmine. 
