It can be downloaded from here and is in continuous development. JSymphonic is an open source, cross-platform program (that runs on any Windows/Linux/Mac machine with java 1.5 installed), that, once copied into the Walkman enables the transfer of several audio files, including MP3, to/from several flash based Walkman Series.
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This series also worked with Linux and Mac using the free software originally called NW-E00X MP3 File Manager, that eventually become in Symphonic, and now JSymphonic. Supported multiple codec ATRAC ( ATRAC3 66 kbit/s, 105 kbit/s, 132 kbit/s, ATRAC3plus 48 kbit/s, 64 kbit/s, 256 kbit/s) MP3 and WMA (and later AAC), via SonicStage 3.4 software for music management and transfers of tracks. It no longer has a dial but instead has normal buttons. It was also equipped with a 1 line OLED display for navigation. The battery charge/recharge was through USB connection. It had a built-in USB key for easy file transfer. Very compact, this Walkman offered a battery life of up to 28 hours.
In August 2006 Sony released the NW-E000 series, filled with 512MB, 1 GB or 2 GB of flash-memory. The Bean didn't last long with low sales accompanied with poor ergonomics. It was also available in four colours, named after jellybean flavours - Tropical Ice (blue), Cotton Candy (pink), Licorice (black) and Coconut (white). The player was available in three versions: the basic model with 512MB capacity (model NW-E205), the basic model with an inbuilt FM radio (model NW-E305), and a higher-capacity 1GB model (model NW-E307). Sony claimed that a fully charged Bean playing Sony's own compressed audio format, ATRAC, can operate for 50 hours, or 40 hours for audio compressed as MP3. One of its major selling points was the battery's fast charge speed, with Sony stating that a 3-minute charge would give 3 hours of playback. The Walkman Bean featured a 'pop-out' USB port for file transfer. The name refers to its shape, which was modelled after a jellybean. The NW-E300/E200 series, nicknamed and also marketed as the Walkman Bean, was released in October 2005, and production ceased in April 2006. This feature was carried over to various other Walkman players afterwards. Sony also claimed it has a "superquick battery charge" giving 3 hours of battery life by charging for 3 minutes. The dial has three states: HOLD, song mode, and music grouping. These feature a multifunctional knob controller (the trademarked "Jog Dial" ) used for navigating similar to some of the earlier E Series and MiniDisc Walkman. Sony said these were modeled after glass perfume bottles. The two are the same except that NW-E500 has an FM radio tuner. These are USB thumb drive styled with an electroluminescence display. Shortly afterwards the NW-E500 and NW-E400 series were introduced, also marketed as the Walkman Core, with capacities ranging from 256 MB to 1 GB. It was designed to take on Apple's iPod Shuffle. Rated battery life was up to 70 hours playback. The player comes in 1 GB (NW-E107), 512 MB (NW-E105) and 256 MB (NW-E103) capacities and was available in several colors. The NW-E100 series, also marketed as the Walkman Circ, was released in March 2005 which has a circular design. The NW-E99 and NW-E95 were introduced in October 2004, with 1 GB and 512 MB internal memory respectively. These have an acrylic finish and come in either silver (NW-E75) or either blue, red or pearl (NW-E55). It was the earliest Network Walkman to support the MP3 format.
The NW-E10 has 128 MB memory, with cited storage for 240 minutes of ATRAC playback. The second generation NW-E7 and NW-E10 models were announced in September 2001 and first released in Japan in October 2001. These players continue the use of OpenMG software like the Memory Stick Walkman. The larger capacity NW-E5 was released in Japan in December 2000. The NW-E3 was released in Japan on Jas the very first "Network Walkman", and from 2001 elsewhere. The player looked like a cigarette lighter and was deemed "ultra compact and light", weighing 45 grams.
The first generation players came with 96 MB (NW-E5), 64 MB (NW-E3) or 32 MB (NW-E2) embedded flash memory. The E series started in 2000 as the second memory based Walkman music player after the Memory Stick based NW-MS7. The first Walkman digital player with an E prefix: the NW-E3, shown here with an AAA battery for scale
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