The Sony Walkman just turned 40

[tacobell fan]

Sony debuted the Walkman on July 1st, 1979. It's now a middle-aged innovation.

 

 

[MobileMusic]

I still have this Walkman Professional WM-D3 with Dolby NR, level controls, line-in, line-out, etc. works on 2 AA batteries or external power lying in my trunk for years - don’t know what to do with it (bought it at the tail-end of Walkman era and entry of MP3 players)

 

 

 

 

SONY made some of the coolest stuff that audiophiles would drool over. They had to discontinue their Mini Disc a few years ago - it never became a hit in the US for its compact size and recording capability which is a shame because it was a hit product in space-constrained Japan. Unfortunately, anything in the US becomes mass-adopted and becomes hard to replace for decades (eg: 5.25” floppy disc vs 3.5” floppy, cassette vs mini cassette, cassette vs CD, VHS vs DVD, CD vs MD, CRT vs LCD, 3:4 vs widescreen, etc)

[Biskot2]

[Quickgun_murugan]

14 hours ago, MobileMusic said:

I still have this Walkman Professional WM-D3 with Dolby NR, level controls, line-in, line-out, etc. works on 2 AA batteries or external power lying in my trunk for years - don’t know what to do with it (bought it at the tail-end of Walkman era and entry of MP3 players)

 

 

 

 

SONY made some of the coolest stuff that audiophiles would drool over. They had to discontinue their Mini Disc a few years ago - it never became a hit in the US for its compact size and recording capability which is a shame because it was a hit product in space-constrained Japan. Unfortunately, anything in the US becomes mass-adopted and becomes hard to replace for decades (eg: 5.25” floppy disc vs 3.5” floppy, cassette vs CD, VHS vs DVD, CD vs MD, CRT vs LCD, 3:4 vs widescreen, etc)

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[jpismahatma]

I use to have this...

[aakathaai369]

annaaai yemdho tharagathi sadhivetappudu dibbi lo daachina dabbulatho idhi konukkuni deeni ear phones sevilo ettukune vaadni

[JambuLingam]

4 minutes ago, aakathaai369 said:

annaaai yemdho tharagathi sadhivetappudu dibbi lo daachina dabbulatho idhi konukkuni deeni ear phones sevilo ettukune vaadni

Antha detail description oddule annay,  inkevo gurtostunnay 

 

[aakathaai369]

1 minute ago, JambuLingam said:

Antha detail description oddule annay,  inkevo gurtostunnay 

 

yeti ra ayi gurthocheyi naayaaldhi sevilo gubulu theeskodaaniki thondam paiki laagi sevilo ettukodam gurthochindetraaa

[Biskot2]

39 minutes ago, aakathaai369 said:

annaaai yemdho tharagathi sadhivetappudu dibbi lo daachina dabbulatho idhi konukkuni deeni ear phones sevilo ettukune vaadni

thatha nuvvu 1979 lo yenimidho tharagatha...