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INTEREST: Next Limited Hatsune Miku Exclusive Is a Sony Walkman


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Primus



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 1:01 am Reply with quote
You would think that in 2012 all Walkmans would be Limited Editions.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 2:11 am Reply with quote
Sony still make Walkmans?
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 3:13 am Reply with quote
Primus wrote:
You would think that in 2012 all Walkmans would be Limited Editions.


Spotlesseden wrote:
Sony still make Walkmans?


Well, I mean unless you just read the title and jumped straight into the forum thread you would have been intelligent enough to read the article or even just look at the pictures to notice that it's obviously an MP3 player of sorts just named under the Walkman brand. I mean of course that is unless Walkman's have screens, pre-installed songs and Bluetooth support. Sorry to be harsh, but usually one would read the article before commenting.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 7:18 am Reply with quote
didn't sony invent walkman?
Anyways, I want this... T-T
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 8:00 am Reply with quote
The Hatsune Miku design at the back is really good.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 9:35 am Reply with quote
Vanstorm wrote:
Primus wrote:
You would think that in 2012 all Walkmans would be Limited Editions.

Spotlesseden wrote:
Sony still make Walkmans?

[I]t's obviously an MP3 player of sorts just named under the Walkman brand. [...] Sorry to be harsh, but usually one would read the article before commenting.

Yeah, I was wondering last night when I first read those two posts why people felt that Sony shouldn't be making MP3 players. It's not like Sony hasn't been using the Walkman name since they stopped(?) producing portable cassette players.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 10:01 am Reply with quote
Oh man, I wonder if I still have my cassette tapes...
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 10:11 am Reply with quote
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Yeah, I was wondering last night when I first read those two posts why people felt that Sony shouldn't be making MP3 players. It's not like Sony hasn't been using the Walkman name since they stopped(?) producing portable cassette players.


Yep, and the Walkman MP3 players are actually pretty awesome. I own a NWZ-A816 and it's more or less indestructible. Great sound quality too, of course.
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Primus



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 10:24 am Reply with quote
Vanstorm wrote:
Primus wrote:
You would think that in 2012 all Walkmans would be Limited Editions.


Spotlesseden wrote:
Sony still make Walkmans?


Well, I mean unless you just read the title and jumped straight into the forum thread you would have been intelligent enough to read the article or even just look at the pictures to notice that it's obviously an MP3 player of sorts just named under the Walkman brand. I mean of course that is unless Walkman's have screens, pre-installed songs and Bluetooth support. Sorry to be harsh, but usually one would read the article before commenting.


I read the article, and was lusting for the Z series for a very long time. This doesn't change the fact that dedicated MP3 player sales aren't exactly great.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 10:53 am Reply with quote
It's a walkman Jim, but not as we know it.

Did I just see Apple on the iPhone talking to their lawyers? Laughing

Anyway, this is one thing I do want, and I could fill it to the max with pure Miku 10 times. Wink

I was taught that 39 is "sanku" Confused


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PostPosted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 10:55 am Reply with quote
Primus wrote:
I read the article, and was lusting for the Z series for a very long time. This doesn't change the fact that dedicated MP3 player sales aren't exactly great.
I doubt most people buying this actually need an mp3 player.
Mohawk52 wrote:
I was taught that 39 is "sanku" Confused
There's two ways to pronounce numbers in Japanese. 3 is either "san" or "mitsu".
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Mohawk52



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 11:08 am Reply with quote
¥12800 = £104. That's a very expensive mp3 player when I can get the same blue one without Miku for £24 less with free shipping. Still sooo tempting. Wink

mitsu sounds like Miku I guess. I'm being taught "Tokyo" style. mitsu, must be regional.


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PostPosted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 11:14 am Reply with quote
Walkman now where my tapes

But that still look awesome I went it
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Ingraman



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 1:38 pm Reply with quote
Megiddo wrote:
Oh man, I wonder if I still have my cassette tapes...

Planning to wrap the MP3 player with the tape from the spool?
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Pedestrian A



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 1:59 pm Reply with quote
Saffire wrote:
Mohawk52 wrote:
I was taught that 39 is "sanku" Confused
There's two ways to pronounce numbers in Japanese. 3 is either "san" or "mitsu".


I thought it was because the kanji for "san" looks similar to the katagana for "mi"?
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