Sony thinks they have what it takes to compete with likes of the iTouch, and I believe they are on the right track. The Sony X-series Walkman, releasing in about a month, is the biggest thing to happen to the Walkman line since its release. The X-series is Sony’s attempt to bring the Walkman into the modern-day realm of touch-screens and wifi. Sony added many cool features that make it a noble competitor against the iTouch.

• 3-inch OLED display with 432 x 240 resolution
• WiFi Capability
• Web Browser (including YouTube and Slacker apps)
• Intuitive Touch-Screen Interface
• FM Tuner
• Integrated Noise Cancellation

The X-series’ touch-screen works as well as (if not better then) the iTouch and the OLED screen looks gorgeous. The Wifi integration is nice, especially when using the Slacker app to listen to tons of free music, but the web browser can be a little annoying to use.  It is helpful though because it allows you to download movies straight from the internet, from online stores such as Amazon. Though without the equivalent of an App-store and by not taking full advantage of the opportunites offered by the WiFi capability, Sony’s X-series Walkman is definitely not an iTouch KILLER.  The Walkman does offer a wide range of capabilities without sacrificing quality, but being priced similarly to the iPod Touch, I expected slightly more out of one of the largest and oldest companies in the portable music player market.

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