Sony finally ends the era of its popular PCM-D1 Digital Voice Recorder and let loose its successor to the wild market, the PCM-D50. Eventhough the design looks almost exactly as PCM-D1, the new PCM-D50 does bring several wonderful enhancements. First, its overall audio recording quality has been improved with a Linear PCM 96kHz 24bit. Second, you’ll now be able to change the orientation of PCM-D50’s two internal microphones for better recording. Finally, the device now works longer with up to 24 hours recording using only 4 AA batteries. Sadly, it still comes with 4GB onboard storage, just like its predecessor.

No words on pricing.