The growing popularity of digital downloads has sealed the fate of Sony’s iconic cassette Walkman, with the Japanese company announcing that it will cease production of the device. The cassette-based ...

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.

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 ...

The internet is having a retro romance with “the world’s first cassette player with Bluetooth 5.0 capability.” Dubbed “IT’S OK,” the fresh take on the classic tech has already exponentially surpassed ...

The Sony Walkman’s tape deck once reigned supreme in the consumer electronics market as the quintessential music gadget for people on the move. Its affordability and compact size appealed to a diverse ...

In the summer of 1997, the only reason I survived a family road trip through western Canada was my trusty Walkman. It wasn’t my dad’s Walkman, which was adult, boring, and gray. While I can’t quite ...

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If you’re looking for new technology with a kick of nostalgia, Sony has your back. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Walkman, Sony is releasing a modern day version based on the classic ...

Even though it's a long time since cassettes have truly been in vogue, it's still disappointing Sony's 40th anniversary Walkman doesn't let you play music from magnetic tape. If you do pick up the ...

Children's perplexed reactions to a Sony Walkman have been caught on camera, with the majority frustrated at operating clunky buttons over a touch screen. Los Angeles-based filmmakers Benny and Rafi ...

The WE-001 Duran Duran Special Edition cassette player has been designed to capture the band’s iconic style, as well as the era where its cassettes defined a generation. But as with other We Are ...

The “Berghain” singer shared a slideshow of photos from her trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she hosted a listening ...