Leading the iPod-killer list is Sony’s NW-HD3 Network Walkman, a player that attacks Apple at its stylishly minimalist core. Sony engineers understand that consumers want products that look as ...

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Putting MP3 playback capability in the new Sony Walkman NW-HD3 means consumers can directly import and export tracks in the MP3 format, which is more popular than Atrac. Sony Europe President ...

Tiny, beautiful, with a slim anodised aluminium casing (in four colours) and up to 30 hours of battery life, Sony's NW-HD3 is an update of the HD1, which had the fatal flaw of not playing MP3 tracks.