Sony shows stuff with new waterproof Walkman MP3 player

By Prince Osuagwu

 Remember the Sony Walkman? It made a buzz among Nigerian youths some years back and helped in boosting market shares of the device maker. But this time around, when you see one, you can easily spot it on and dip into the swimming pool. Like they say ‘no shaking’ in Nigerian local parlance, there is nothing to worry about. The device gives you entertainment under the water and still remains active when you are done swimming. The new waterproof music player combines a pair of ear buds with an MP3 player in a single unit, with no external device required to play tunes.

The new device strips out all the excess cables and devices to leave a much more streamlined player that won't restrict movements either in water or when jogging or running.

On the surface, the new MP3 player looks like a pair of large ear buds, but the two boxes on the sides actually house the entire player itself. The device has been designed with fitness in mind, making it much more comfortable to work out, jog, or swim while wearing it. With its waterproof construction, swimmers can take the MP3 player in the pool, and other users won't have to worry about it being dama

The new waterproof Sony Walkman

ged from heavy sweat. The two ear buds are also held together with a tension band that wraps around the back of the wearer's head.

Sony designed the new Walkman in a way that users can load up to 4GB of music with a Personal Computer and get eight hours of playtime on a full charge. But even at just three minutes charge, the Walkman can play one hour of audio.

According to Sony the ear buds will produce exceptional audio, even while underwater.

For the user, there are easy controls and adjustment of the device’s volume output on the bottom of each side of the earbuds. Through the controls the user can also skip through tracks, pause or play songs. Sony's

Sony promises to make the device available March this year at an appromiate price of US$99.99.