Walkman A810
 
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| Manufacturer | Sony Corporation |
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| Type | Portable media player |
| Operating system | Sony Proprietary OS |
| Storage | 2 GB (NW-A815) 4 GB (NW-A816) 8 GB (NW-A818) Solid-state Drive |
| Display | 240x320 2" 262k TFT LED Backlight |
| Connectivity | WM-PORT USB 2.0 Compliant |
| Power | Li-Ion Battery non user replaceable |
| Dimensions | 44.5 x 88.0 x 9.6 mm |
| Weight | 1.9 oz. |
| Predecessor | NW-A800 Series |
| Successor | NW-A820 Series |
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The Walkman A810 series is a portable music player designed by Sony Inc. It is a high end model in Walkman digital player family. The model debuted in Asia in 2007, and then became available in North America. This series update the previous Walkman A800 series, with the same hardware but different on-PC music management program.
In late 2007, Sony released 3 models, the NWZ-A815 (2 GB), NWZ-A816 (4 GB) and NWZ-A818 (8 GB). Some of the enhancements made include compatibility with Windows Media Player 11, and the infamous Drag n' Drop feature, which allowed the user to transfer Music, Photo and Video files quickly, via windows explorer, (using ID-Tags for the song information i.e. album, artist etc.).
Sony also removed compatibility with ATRAC which replaced the customers need for SonicStage, with Windows Media Player 11.
In March 2008, Sony launched its successor in United States, A820, featuring wireless functions and with larger LCD display and memory.
This player shares same hardware and design with Sony NW-A800. The whole body is encased with metal, and has a glass covered 2.0" LCD display. The three control buttons below display are specially arranged to make up the Walkman logo in the front. Additionally, there is a chrome-like strip made of polished metal surrounding the device.
Overall, the design is in the same style with Sony's preceding Walkman model, NW-A1000/3000, which did not come to sale in United States. Both of them feature a surrounding metal strip and deliberately arranged control buttons to mimic Walkman logo.
The available colors for the NW-A810/800 model are black, white, purple and pink in Japan.
Navigation is handled via three circular controls on the front of the player: a power/option key, a back/home button, and a four-way control pad surrounding a central play/pause key.A dedicated volume rocker sits on the right edge of the player.
The user interface is composed of nine icons organized in a 3X3 square. Icons Are highlighted and magnified as the user scrolls through them. The operation system offers a searching function, letting user search for a song based on artist, album, release year and genre.
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