If you were young in the 1970s and ’80s, you probably remember the cassette recorder. Big as a backpack, it was part radio, part cassette player and it was all the ... When Sony made a little portable ...

Despite these limitations, the WM-10 was popular for those who wanted a portable cassette player. Most considered the WM-10 a high-end device at the time, and owning one was seen as a symbol of status ...

On July 1, 1979, Sony Corp. introduced the Sony Walkman TPS-L2, a 14 ounce, blue-and-silver, portable cassette player with chunky buttons, headphones and a leather case.

In the era of smartphones, CD and MP3 players are threatened, with fears that smartphones will replace them in the long run. In Korea, however, even cassette players have survived. It is one of ...

The first of Sony’s iconic portable cassette tape players went on sale on this day, July 1st, back in 1979 for $150. As the story goes, Sony co-founder Masaru Ibuka got the wheels turning months ...

With its aluminium body, high-quality digital audio amplifier, and ability to play lossless audio files, the Sony NWZ-Z10 is an MP3 player for the dedicated audiophile that demands top-quality sound.

After 30 years, Sony has announced that they will stop manufacturing and selling the venerable cassette Walkman. In a poetic twist, the official death of the Walkman lands on the iPod’s 9th ...

Fortunately, there are a variety of digital audio players (DAPs) on the market, including several from the OG portable music company, Sony. The Walkman brand lives on in a number of current ...