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emanuelj
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Yeah very wide....
Like my z1010 
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goldenface
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Miles Flint says the new Walkman handsets will be able to store 6 - 10 CDs worth of Music.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/[....]5/sony_ericsson_walkman_phone/
How many MBs is that, roughly? Can someone work it out?
EDIT: "This translates to between 250mb and 750mb of storage"....
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,119683,00.asp
Sony fans will have options, though: today Sony Ericsson also pledged to announce a line of Walkman-branded music phones next month that will "enable users to transfer their existing CD collections to their phones using a PC." That probably means that they'll play MP3s (Sony Ericsson promised "open music formats") and that they'll join up with some sort of PC jukebox software, such as Sony's SonicStage. A future generation of phones will be able to download music from Sony's Connect store over the air and use Connect-downloaded music from PCs.
"A credible mobile music player must combine a wide variety of key features such as easy-to-use software … large music storage capacity, long battery life, quality headphones, and cutting-edge design," Sony said in a press release.
The Connect connection isn't necessarily a plus, as the store's ATRAC format is the odd man out in a music landscape dominated by Apple and Microsoft. Ditto for Sony's SonicStage jukebox; Apple's iTunes and Microsoft's Media Player are the big dogs in that space. But Sony Ericsson is known for stylish handsets, and Sony knows how to build portable music players, so their entry is sure to be interesting.
At CES, Motorola hinted that they'll unveil the first iTunes phone at the CTIA trade show in March. If that's true, then this summer the mobile music wars will truly begin.
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whizkidd
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A CD is 700 mb!
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vanquish
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Yeah. I wonder what he means by this - does it mean that the phones will have a new kind of storage facility only for music, or will the memory just be increased???
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On 2005-02-16 12:01:41, whizkidd wrote:
A CD is 700 mb!
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yeah but a CD is not compressed. Most CDs I convert to WMA or MP3 come out at an average 4-5mb per track at 128kbits
so if we say 16 tracks per CD average thats about 64mb per CDs worth unless they use 64kbits compression which is still fairly acceptable in which case it would be 32mb per CD average
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HyperiaBlue
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What could happen is they could use MPEG4 compression and make the format AAC thus ensuring high quality and smaller file sizes.
This method (if used) will be much like the iPod's. To me it sounds good since you can cram a helluva lot into an iPod using AAC format.
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vanquish
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Yes, i agree!
Sony Ericsson might be developing some new compressed format, or some new software/hardware designed to cope with music. Much like having a camera, there might be a special sound part inside these new phones designed for music only, after all, the camera doesnt do nothing but take/record pics. Therefore, this new little hardware thingy might just be for music... i dont know, its all very confusing? 
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goldenface
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256 mb MS Pro Duo should be the storage media then at least.
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vanquish
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yeah... but they are damned expensive, shouldnt they then come free with the phone??
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goldenface
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It would great if one spare was provided to help you on your way to mobile music heaven..
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HyperiaBlue
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Naturally if you are offering 3G mobile devices with enhanced music capability, the will be a significant jump in the memory capacity built into the device.
If it does not offer this facility, then the logical solution would be large capacity memory sticks or SD cards. Remeber that  signed an agreement with the SD Card group a few months back, so this deal will most likely come into play.
Just my predictions...use it don't use it! 
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goldenface
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@Hyperiablue. Good thinking Batman. 
Looks like this is gonna be the way forward then. There will be a jump in memory capacity. What do normal network Walkmans use? |
marlonski
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@hyper
You mention sd memory, so we're talking secure digital or some sort of bespoke hybrid thang ?
SD card prices are very competitive, I've just picked up a 512mb for less than £30.
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HyperiaBlue
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That is correct @ marlonski. SD cards are cheaper so i think therefore the strategic deal. It will most likely use the MS PRO Duo's in the higher end devices since this is targeted @ the professional and high speed data market that require high speed memory. 2Gig Duo's are available already.
@goldenface:
As for the current generation of Walkman they currently use different media:
1) Either built in 256MB/512MB/1Gig memory
2) Hard drives: 20Gig or 40Gig
3) MD format: MiniDiscs.
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marlonski
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Thanks hyper
Sounds like things are going to get rather interesting this year 
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