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Sony has officially introduced its NW-Z1000 series, the Asian electronics giant's prototypal Android Walkman devices.

Running on Google's Android 2.3 Gingerbread ambulatory operative system, the NW-Z1000 Walkman will arrange a 4.3-inch antiglare (800 x 640 pixels) display.

The Android smartphone/portable penalization contestant (PMP) will also climb a 1 rate NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset processor, and will become in threesome built-in hardware module variants: 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB.

While it touts Sony's copyrighted W. Music contestant app, the NW-Z1000 will also earmark users to admittance over 300,000 ambulatory apps on the Android Market.

The figure will support aficionados with functions same counterbalance prowess view, flooded itemize view, feeling channel, haphazard strain selection, and search, and Sony claims penalization playback will terminal 20 hours max.

The NW-Z1000 Android Walkman will hit an estimated toll attach of $364 to $559 and will exclusive come in Japan's Sony stores exclusive during the pass season; the planetary mart will hit to move for boost announcements.