also found the design more tasteful--it lacks the "please steal me" ghetto design philosophy of the 505.

Water-resistant/durable/sports-compatible design.

while this shouldn't determine whether or not you buy this product, it is an attractive design, specifically the pearlescent, reflective coating

I was so so looking forward to running with this player, instead back to the store it goes to be replaced by something hopefully better designed.

The player itself is very cool, great design, and durable... i have dropped it, from about 4 feet onto frozen asphault with only a scuff to show for it

Sony has a long history of making innovative, easy to use, well designed, compact, and durable consumer electronics that come with some of the worst, least usable software you'll ever see.

its modern design and its reflective smoke withe is something nice