IT’s 40 years since Sony released the Walkman — changing the face of music forever. Launched in July 1979, the portable device sold more than 400 million units. The comparative size of a Sony Walkman ...

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 ...

When the Sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on-the-go - a totally innovative idea back in ...

Walkman MP3 players with screens are capable of playing low-resolution videos. Sony provides proprietary software for transferring media like videos to your device; however, you can also use Windows ...

SOON AFTER its 1979 launch, Sony’s Walkman was already seen as much more than a trendy audio player. Crucially, it became an escape hatch. Whenever I cradled my Walkman as a kid, it transported me to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Future It’s 45 years to the day that Sony first unleashed the Walkman and set in train a transformation in the way we ...

Sony’s iconic Walkman has turned 40 years old today. And in so doing, it’s proven once again that if you can build the right brand and pair it with the right product, you can create something that ...

The Sony Walkman ZX2 is a luxury portable player with Android streaming apps, a premium build and excellent sound, but its high price may be too much for all but the most dedicated music lovers. Ty ...

The Walkman is dead. Long live the Walkman. More than thirty years after triggering a music and lifestyle revolution, Sony has officially retired the Walkman in Japan (there is still a lone model for ...

Tastemakers are always trying to find ways to differentiate themselves from the crowd, including using unique methods to share or consume their art. This year, our team has reported how vinyls outsold ...