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Sony's "iPod killer" Fails to Draw Blood
Mr_Silver writes "Walter Mossberg (of WSJ fame) managed to review the new Sony NW-HD1 and was distinctly unimpressed. The upsides: it's smaller, lighter and has a battery life of 20 hours. The downsides: goodbye MP3 - hello ATRAC3, slow upload (and converting) times and the confusing user interface on the walkman, PC software and the music store. When will someone pass Sony the cluestick?"
When will someone pass Sony the cluestick?
Sony has probably received many cluesticks...but they haven't been proprietary like the Sony memorystick, so Sony can read 'em.
We've been passing them the cluestick for a couple of years now. It's time to start beating them with it.
People who say "sheeple" have about as much sophistication as an AOL user, and in fact are probably actually AOL users.
I wouldn't trust Sony's products farther than I could throw them.
Do you realize how far you could throw a mini-disc?
Now that should be an Olympic event.
Well, Sony Electronics and Sony Entertainment are about as good a corporate match as, say ... AOL and Time Warner. As history as shown, management of both combined organizations has made consumer satisfaction their top priority.
The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
Is it just me or does ATRAC3 sound like a brand of safety razor?
The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
Please don't pass Sony a clue in any way, shape or form. Comedy gold like this simply does not come along every day.
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Yep! See, MP3s are compressed in a lossy format. ATRAC3 is anti-lossy! It will replace all those bits that got sent to /dev/null!
I always wondered why I was never really happy when listening to music with my iPod. Finally I know...
"Why are they trying to re-invent the wheel?"
cuz apple owns the patent
God would not have designed the iPod the way Apple did. I spoke with Him the other day about it and we agreed that the iPod should have a proper on/off switch so the batteries won't discharge in just a few days. He also doesn't care for how the slipcase scratches the display.
Perhaps we need a player designed by Satan. I bet it'd be way cooler than God's one and you might get sex just for owning one (though not from any mac lovers).
I'm actually suprised the Karma hasn't gotten more press on slashdot.
You must be new here.
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I can't read "ATRAC" without thinking of "8-track". It's like they're subliminally telling us how crappy the format is.
Dude, you're 5 years too late. Wet dog shit has totally sold out, which is why you hear it Clear Channel all the time these days.
It's not offtopic, dumbass. It's orthogonal.