At Sony's press event last night we got to spend some quality time with their new X Series and W Series Walkman media players. The W-series looks a lot like in-ear headphones connected to an around-the-back-of-your-head band. They can hold 2GB, support WMA, AAC, WMT, and MP3, and can quick charge in 30 minutes to provide 12 hours of battery life. They also have a feature called ZAPPIN. Since the headphones don't have a screen to display song info, the ZAPPIN button will skip through the song at set increments. The press guy said it was probably something like 6 seconds, 15 seconds, then 30 seconds, although it's not finalized yet. They'll be available in April for $70, either in black or pink.
This is what the W-series will look like on your transparent head.
This is a shot of the outsides of the device. The two pieces stick together with magnets.
This is the bottom of the device, and where you'll find the playback controls,
volume, and mini USB port.
This is the side that fits into your head.
We have less info about the X Series, since the only things on display were pre-production units under glass. We do know they'll be available in 16GB and 32GB sizes, have a 3-inch OLED touchscreen with localized haptic feedback, feature active noise cancellation integrated into the device itself, have integrated wifi, and support MP3/WMA/AAC/L-PCM and AVC(H.264/AVC)/MPEG-4/WMV DR.
  
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