Updated 28 May, 2012, 7:02 pm IST

Sony Walkman NWZ-W202

10 Aug, 2009, 12:00 pm IST | by Shayne Rana | PMPs PMPs

You might say that Sony’s Walkman branding got the ball rolling for the portable media industry and their innovative products have always tried to live up to the original quality and more importantly, the expectations of the techno community. I can’t honestly say that the Walkman W202 is an altogether brand new concept as there have been earphones and headphones that came with on-board media options like an MP3 player or an FM radio like they had in the good old days. That aside, here’s what my overall experience with the W202 was like.

Form Factor
Simply explained the W202 is a headset styled MP3 player. The heart shaped design it forms when put together serves two purposes, sort of. Firstly it represents ‘The Heart of Music’ at least that’s what I was told by a company rep and secondly it’s also to help you figure out how to actually wear the device.

A quick run through – face the earphones towards you in the form a heart. Separate the earpieces and then place it over your head. And slip the earphones over and then into your ears.__STARTQUOTE__It’s lightweight so it’s not difficult to wear or carry around.__ENDQUOTE__Built for the rightys, it’s the right earpiece that has all the controls. A mini USB port to fit into the cool desktop USB dock, volume keys, a multifunction jog dial that can be depressed for play pause, activating the Zappin function (I’ll get to that a little later) and a Shuffle switch. Sony has included a variety of earpiece sizes to make sure it suits your ears correctly as well as a plastic lock casing to keep the player together if transporting it in a bag or another medium other than around your neck. It’s lightweight so it’s not difficult to wear or carry around.

The Player comes with Sony’s Walkman Content Transfer PC application for smooth transfer of files to the player’s on-board 2 Gigs of memory.

Tags: DAP , Walkman

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