Sure, the iPod is declining. But the real granddaddy of them all—the cassette Walkman—is quietly stepping into oblivion. Some 200 million* players later, Sony is putting a legend to bed. The Walkman ...

Sony introduced its Walkman portable cassette player thirty years ago this week, kicking off a revolution in the consumer electronics industry by changing the way people enjoy music. Until its ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This Sony "Walkman" portable tape ...

Back in 1979, Sony cofounder Masaru Ibuka was looking for a way to listen to classical music on long-haul flights. In response, his company’s engineers dreamed up the Walkman, ordering 30,000 units ...

A Walkman? In this day and age? Well, yes. Sony is still at the front of mind for a number of "retro" audio formats including its iconic cassette players-- plus, the sales of the humble CD are again ...

The Walkman arrived in American stores in 1980 and even Sony's own executives weren't sure it would sell. Before the Walkman, listening to music was almost always a shared, communal experience — the ...