Not smart but clever? The return of 'dumbphones'

Re:Not smart but clever? The return of 'dumbphones' by willis936 on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @12:42PM (#30780393)

I saw an ad for a Sony Walkman recently. It's an overpriced piece of jewelry, but under that it does play music.

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Re:Not smart but clever? The return of 'dumbphones' by justsomehnguy on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @02:12PM (#30781490)

> overpriced

/me checks the prices...

    NW-A105  A Series Walkman® Digital Music Player            $349.99
    NW-ZX507 ZX Series Walkman® Digital Music Player           $829.99
    NW-WM1A  Signature Series Walkman® Digital Music Player  $1,199.99 
    NW-WM1Z  Signature Series Walkman® Digital Music Player  $3,199.99

WOW

Of course there is a "decent" priced one:

    NW-E394  Walkman® Digital Music Player                      $74.99

But even that is outrageous, considering the similar players costed ~$10 ten years ago and there is only a 8Gb storage on it.

EDIT: Yep, Cowon U7 has 32Gb flash, OGG/FLAC support, costs £59.99

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