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They may be destined only for Japan (i.e. you’ll never get your hands on one) but Sony’s latest trio of HDD-toting NetJuke stereos are more than a little tasty.

Features common to each are the hard drive, an onboard Gracenote snapshot for labeling ripped songs (MP3 or ATRAC), a CD player, and a 4.3-inch color display. There’s also an optional Wi-Fi dongle for downloading extortionately priced J-pop from the AnyMusic store.

The differences lie in the capacity and price: Â¥100,000 (US$836) gets you the 250GB NAS-M90HD, Â¥80,000 ($669) for the 80GB M70HD and Â¥65,000 ($544) for the D50HD. Additionally, there’s a slightly sweeter audio setup in the pricier units in the form of digital amps and better speakers. If you feel like a peek, you can spot the M90HD et al on video over here.

Oh, and the two high-end models also accommodate MiniDiscs, whatever those are. – Jonny Hiratsuka

Press release [Sony Japan]

They may be destined only for Japan (i.e. you’ll never get your hands on one) but Sony’s latest trio of HDD-toting NetJuke stereos are more than a little tasty.

Features common to each are the hard drive, an onboard Gracenote snapshot for labeling ripped songs (MP3 or ATRAC), a CD player, and a 4.3-inch color display. There’s also an optional Wi-Fi dongle for downloading extortionately priced J-pop from the AnyMusic store.

The differences lie in the capacity and price: Â¥100,000 (US$836) gets you the 250GB NAS-M90HD, Â¥80,000 ($669) for the 80GB M70HD and Â¥65,000 ($544) for the D50HD. Additionally, there’s a slightly sweeter audio setup in the pricier units in the form of digital amps and better speakers. If you feel like a peek, you can spot the M90HD et al on video over here.

Oh, and the two high-end models also accommodate MiniDiscs, whatever those are. – Jonny Hiratsuka

Press release [Sony Japan]

They may be destined only for Japan (i.e. you’ll never get your hands on one) but Sony’s latest trio of HDD-toting NetJuke stereos are more than a little tasty.

Features common to each are the hard drive, an onboard Gracenote snapshot for labeling ripped songs (MP3 or ATRAC), a CD player, and a 4.3-inch color display. There’s also an optional Wi-Fi dongle for downloading extortionately priced J-pop from the AnyMusic store.

The differences lie in the capacity and price: Â¥100,000 (US$836) gets you the 250GB NAS-M90HD, Â¥80,000 ($669) for the 80GB M70HD and Â¥65,000 ($544) for the D50HD. Additionally, there’s a slightly sweeter audio setup in the pricier units in the form of digital amps and better speakers. If you feel like a peek, you can spot the M90HD et al on video over here.

Oh, and the two high-end models also accommodate MiniDiscs, whatever those are. – Jonny Hiratsuka

Press release [Sony Japan]

NTT DoCoMo, Japan’s number-one phone provider, went buck wild at a Tokyo press conference this morning and unveiled no fewer than 14 new handsets, all of ‘em 3G wonders. The lineup consists of 11 high-end FOMA 903i series models, two dumb-but-nice Simpure phones and the N902iL Wi-Fi-ed smartphone.

There’s far too much phonetastic goodness to go into here (check the press release at the link below if you dare) but standouts include IC cards preloaded with DoCoMo’s RFID credit card software, One-seg digital TV, 3.6Mbps HSDPA, interoperability with Napster Japan and – get this – the Keitai-Osagashi service, which uses GPS and a PC to find lost or stolen phones. – Jonny Hiratsuka

Press release [NTT DoCoMo]

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