Sony NW-A1000/3000 coming to America when "software is ready"
comment: 0 | Wednesday, January 11 (2006) 11:19AM | Posted by
Lone
It's pretty much a routine when every Sony DAP comes out; prospective buyers 'ooh' and 'aah' about its awesome, slick design, and then mention something along the lines of, "if only they fixed the dang software, I'd be all over this like butter on bread."
Well, perhaps Sony is actually sorta listening this time. They finally replaced their old Sonicstage jukebox software (known for its futility) with 'Connect player,' but the new software received lukewarm reviews at best. Sony's newest ooh-aah DAPs, the NW-A1000 and 3000, are currently available in Europe and Japan, but according to employees at CES booth, they're not quite ready for release in the U.S.
Finally, I found a booth displaying the NW-A3000 and NW-A1000 with an unspoken promise of release in the United States (”It will be ready when we decide that the software is ready — there are no hardware problems.” one executive said).
It seems as though Sony has heard some of the complaints about its Connect software, and is actually gonna make an effort to fix them prior to the launch of their newest players. Sounds fine by me.
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Was way disappointed by this thing. Looked lovely in photos, looked awful close up and was heavy in hand.
Meh.