Superior sound quality with S-Master MX digital amplifier and five Clear Audio technologies. Even more music enjoyment thanks to unique Sony apps and access to Android Market. xLOUD sound system and ergonomic case design. Enhanced connectivity with DLNA, HDMI and Bluetooth. 10.9 cm 4.3 inches high-resolution, anti-glare, multi-touch liquid crystal display. Easy file transfer with iTunes1 or Windows Explorer.
Z-series Walkman is the first Walkman Mobile Entertainment Player from Sony, running Android. Sony has a wealth of experience in personal audio, so we’re launching new models that combine decades of audio quality with the latest technology – WALKMAN mp3 players are made by music lovers for music lovers.
First-class sound at your fingertips
Z-Series Walkman means high sound quality above all else. Originally designed for Sony home theaters, the built-in Sony S-Master MX digital amplifier effectively reduces noise and distortion, improving the sound of all your favorite songs.
You’ll love the Walkman’s superior sound thanks to a combination of five Clear Audio features: S-Master MX, Clear Bass, Clear Stereo, DSEE Digital Sound Enhancement Engine , and Sony EX Series headphones.
It’s amazingly easy to navigate your music collection.
Simply touch the original W key.BUTTON and launch the unique W.Control. Navigate your music collection, browse cover art and enjoy the attractive menu design. The Z-series Walkman can also sort your music collection using the SensMe app: tunes are categorized according to musical direction, beat and other criteria. You can choose from 14 themed channels to suit your mood at the moment energetic, calm, dance music, lounge, etc. .
Limitless opportunities for discovery
No more need to connect your PC to discover a new world of as yet unknown musical sensations. With Wi-Fi support the Z-Series Walkman gives you direct access to millions of songs2.
The Z Series Walkman is also Sony’s first mobile media player to run the Android operating system. Enjoy a rich selection of preloaded apps and download new ones from the ever-growing Android Market.
Share your music preferences
Built-in xLOUD speakers allow you to play music without the need to connect an additional speaker system – now you can listen to your favorite tunes with friends and family.
Z-Series Walkman is so much more than just a player. It allows you to share all kinds of data with many kinds of AV equipment. Easily connect wirelessly to other DLNA-enabled devices and “push” music, pictures and videos from your Walkman directly to your TV, PC or home sound system with a tap.
Connect your Walkman to your TV and enjoy big screen, high resolution video, photos and games thanks to HDMI micro. Or connect to Bluetooth speakers, headphones, high quality playback system or car audio system without any hassle. And forget about pesky wires!
Gorgeous anti-glare liquid crystal display will make entertainment unsurpassedly bright
Music, video, games and apps just come to life on the unique 10.9 cm 4.3″ anti-glare, multi-touch LCD. Responsiveness combined with the powerful NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core 1GHz processor lets you enjoy everything from web browsing to movies and apps in no time.
The Sony Walkman NWZ-Z1000 Mobile Entertainment Player goes on sale in March 2012. Available capacities: 8GB red and black and 32GB black .
1 Only DRM-free content from iTunes is transferable
2 Wi-Fi coverage available at local provider rates
Specifications
| NWZ-Z1040 8GB NWZ-Z1060 32GB | ||
| Music music player | Audio formats codec | mp3, WMA*1, AAC*2, linear PCM |
| Video | Video formats codec | AVC H.264/AVC, MPEG-4, WMV 9 *1 *3 |
| Audio Formats | AAC-LC AVC, MPEG-4 , WMA Windows Media Video 9 | |
| platform | Android 2.3 | |
| Display | 4.3 inches 10.9 cm | |
| Interfaces | USB port | High-speed USB connector compatible with USB 2.0 |
| HDMI | HDMI micro jack | |
| WLAN | IEEE 802.11 b/g/n | |
| Bluetooth | Communication System: Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR Compatible Bluetooth profiles: – A2DP – AVRCP – OPP | |
| Sound Effects | S-Master MX, DSEE On/Off ./Off. , 5-Band EQ None/Rock/Pop/Jazz/Usual 1/Usual 2 , Clear Bass, VPT None/Studio/Concert/Club/Stadium/Matrix , Clear Stereo On./Off. , SP pure phase output optimizer On/Off ./Off. , Speaker Normalizer On./Off. | |
| Charging time via USB | Full charge approx. in 5 hrs | |
| Battery life when fully charged | Music mp3 128 kbps | Approx. 20 ch |
| Video MPEG-4 384 kbps | Approx. 5 ch | |
| Dimensions | 70.5 x 134.2 x 11.1mm | |
| Weight | 156 g | |
| Notes | *1 Copyright protected WMA/WMV files cannot be played back. *2 Copyright-protected AAC-LC files cannot be played. *3 Some WMV files can only be played with Windows Media Player. |
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