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 ...

Sony announced last week it was discontinuing production of the cassette Walkman in Japan. Which prompts the obvious question: Sony still made a Walkman? Who on earth listens to it? Considering Sony ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 “Berghain” singer shared a slideshow of photos from her trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she hosted a listening party this past Monday near the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue. At the event ...