Sony launches USB stick style Walkman B170 complete with clip

By Joe Cox
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The B170 will be available in 2 and 4GB capacities and can charge for 90 minutes of playback in 3 minutes

Sony B170

Sony has added a new Walkman to its range of portable media players, the B170.

The new B Series is a USB stick style MP3 player, available in a range of colours and with a choice of 2GB and 4GB storage capacities.

The smaller capacity MP3 player is set to sell for £30, while the 4GB device will be £35.

Like Apple's iPod Nano and Shuffle, the B170 comes with a 'chunky clip' in order to attach it to, well, whatever you'd like.

The new Walkman promises to be good for around 18 hours of playback and can get 90 minutes of battery life from just 3 minutes of charge.

As well as a bass boost button, EQ and voice recorder, there's also a feature called 'ZAPPIN', which will play through your library giving you a quick preview of every track before you choose one to play.

Due out in mid-February, the B170 will be out in choice of colours.

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Joe Cox
Joe Cox
Content Director

Joe is Content Director for T3 and What Hi-Fi?, having previously been the Global Editor-in-Chief of What Hi-Fi?. He has worked on What Hi-Fi? across the print magazine and website for more than 15 years, writing news, reviews and features on everything from turntables to TVs, headphones to hi-fi separates. He has covered product launch events across the world, from Apple to Technics, Sony and Samsung; reported from CES, the Bristol Show, and Munich High End for many years; and written for sites such as the BBC, Stuff, and the Guardian. In his spare time, he enjoys expanding his vinyl collection and cycling (not at the same time).