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I READ YOUR REVIEW of the new Sony SONY Standard Oil of New York (common, but untrue; it's an urban legend)  MP3 player A digital music player that supports the MP3 format, which was the audio format that started a revolution in online music downloads and distribution. All portable music players, the iPod being the most popular, support MP3 along with one or more other audio formats.  NW-MS70D (The Pulse 2, page 6, February 2003) and thought your GadgetWatch writer might find this interesting. Since I am looking at new MP3 players at the moment, I checked this out further and found it a seriously sexy gadget (1) Slang for any hardware device, typically small. Synonymous with "gizmo."

(2) A mini application that resides on a computer desktop or personal home page, typically found in the Windows environment.
.

I contacted Sony support to check when this would be available to work with non-Japanese environments. The answer is unfortunately) as follows:

"Dear Mr. Haeussler,

Thank you for your email regarding the NW-MS70D.

Firstly, we sincerely appreciate your patronage Patronage
See also Philanthropy.

Alidoro

fairy godfather to Italian Cinderella. [Ital. Opera: Rossini, Cinderella, Westerman, 120–121]

Alphonso, Don

supports Bias in return for political favors. [Fr. Lit.
 of Sony products for years. We regret to inform you that the English driver and software for the NW-MS70D are not available.

In addition, unfortunately, the NW-MS9 with English won't be marketed so far. We are sorry that we cannot fulfill ful·fill also ful·fil  
tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils
1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises.

2.
 your expectation, and ask for your kind understanding. Your continual attention to our products would be highly appreciated.

Best regards,

Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc."

What a pity.
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Author:Haeussler, Thomas
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Date:Mar 1, 2003
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