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Sony set the standard for portable music players 25 years ago with its incredible introduction of the Walkman more … finally, they are developing a new product that will handle images….better late than never.

Sony Senior Vice President Hiroshi Yoshioka indicated that he can’t comment on specific plans….but it’s coming soon.  Sony’s hope…to double the Walkman’s share of the market. 

Sony and any other portable music player makers are expected to face a new and potentially formidable rival next month as Microsoft Corp., the world’s largest software maker, launches its Zune music player, further stoking competition.

Sony also said it will start rolling out five new models of a flash-memory-based Walkman, shaped like a perfume bottle, toward the end of the year at home and abroad.

A 4-gigabyte model with a noise-reduction function is expected to sell for around 29,000 yen ($240) in Japan, Sony said.

Source: Yahoo (two can play the same game)