This is the Sony Walkman, an iconic piece of tech released over 40 years ago. Why is it making a comeback today? Products ...

Sony has sold about 220 million Walkman devices since the gadget's explosive 1979 debut, but the portable cassette player has steadily yielded market share to portable CD players and then ...

In fact, FiiO itself has said this CP13 cassette player is a direct homage to Sony's first Walkman player from 1979, even down to that "silver-blue" two-tone finish and simple rectangular design.

It's been over 20 years since Sony released a cassette player, and cassette sales are so minuscule they barely show up on market reports. So, naturally, I decided now would be a good time to buy a ...

The TPS-L2, later called the Walkman TPS-L2, was the first-ever personal stereo cassette player that was available for purchase. It was first launched in Japan on July 1, 1979, and later in the United ...

Sony contacted us to say that the plug’s only been pulled in Japan, and they will continue to sell a lone cassette Walkman model in the US (If you’re trying to pull off an 80s or 90s themed ...

Not until the Sony Walkman came along. The first of Sony’s iconic portable cassette tape players went on sale on this day, July 1st, back in 1979 for $150.

A report by BuzzAngle Music in January found that cassette sales were up by almost 19% in 2018. In 2016, Time named the Sony Walkman among the top 5 most influential gadgets of all time.

Joining the headphones Sony introduced today is its new Walkman NW-A100TPS, a modern streaming device offered with a retro-style soft case and package inspired by… ...

As Sony retires milestone music player in Japan, "The Conversation" looks back. Oct. 25, 2010 — -- The Sony Walkman is about to go mute, but it's not because the AA batteries are running out ...

More than 30 years later, the cassette Walkman has been rendered an anachronism by MP3 players and iPods. Demand for cassette players in Japan is now largely limited to elderly users.

Sony has sold about 220 million Walkman devices since the gadget's explosive 1979 debut, but the portable cassette player has steadily yielded market share to portable CD players and then ...