Way back in September, Sony unveiled the Sony Walkman Mobile Entertainment Player, their version and take on the Apple iPod Touch. The device soon became the Sony Walkman Z which we learned is powered by Android and a bevy of impressive specs like 512MB of RAM, a 1GHz dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor and a 4.3-inch LCD screen (480×800).

Since September, all has been quite from Sony on this iPod Touch competitor and we began to wonder the fait of this device. Now, we’ve learned that the Walkman Z has just passed through the FCC (where all devices carrying a wireless chip have to stop by). After passing its 802.11 b/g/n WiFi and Bluetooth radios tests, one would have to guess that such a device was submitted to the FCC so that Sony could prepare for a roll out at some point. However, seeing how the holiday season is coming to an end in little over two weeks, it’s safe to assume that you won’t be getting one for Christmas.

Previously, it was also revealed that Sony would be releasing the device in a 16, 32 and 64GB variations. Now, we know that Japan will instead be getting a 8, 16 and 32GB models while the US is currently left with only an 8GB version. Of course, all these things can change as we still don’t have a release date, let alone official confirmation of the device for US release.

Discuss:

Does the exclusion of a 64GB model upset you or the extremely high models tend to be out of your price range anyways?

[Via FCC]