The NW-S200 series WALKMAN combines sports-friendly features, ranging from a stop watch to a G-sensor to measure steps, distance and calories, in a stylish water-resistant body, boasting a unique easy to use design. The NW-S200 series WALKMAN is a compact, sophisticated digital music player that allows you to get on with life. You want something that won’t slow you down or break your concentration. The new WALKMAN is lightweight with an aluminium body which is not only tiny, but completely seamless and water-resistant. Whether you’re hitting the slopes, riding your bike off road or battling the rain, the NW-S200 series won’t ever skip or drown.

Throw in a bright display, and you’ve got one seriously hot-looking WALKMAN. It’s the first WALKMAN to boast this stylish new look. The easy-to-use navigational facility means you can quickly skip to the next cool track without ever missing a beat. All functions are easily operated via the jog dial shuttle.

Navigating the NW-S200 is pretty straightforward, and certainly more intuitive than with the NW-E000. The mode button takes you to the main menu, where you can select from several icon-based options. Twisting the aforementioned knob flips through the selections: search, sports mode, stopwatch, all songs, FM, playlist, and settings. If you push the knob all the way in toward the player, it activates the hold function; if you pull it all the way out, you can use it to navigate by album. (In the neutral position, it scrubs through tracks.)

One look at the NW-S200’s extras immediately reveals its athletic intention. The player is packaged with an armband and sport-style earbuds. And it’s water resistant, so it can withstand sweat and even rainfall. But the star of the show is the built-in G-Sensor, which allows you to use the NW-S200 as a pedometer. Of course, you can also input your height, weight, age, and stride so that the player will keep track of calories burned. And there’s a built-in stopwatch with interval capability, which will automatically stop your music when a time-related goal has been reached. In sports mode, a short push of the mode button let’s you shuttle between steps taken, calories burned, and time remaining.