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- 7. The ’80s was one of the most significant decades for music.
- 8. It was the time when digital downloads and YouTube weren't around.
- 9. People relied on Walkman and Stereo to listen to music.
- 10. The Walkman took on different shapes throughout the 90s & 2000,
- 11. The Walkman took on different shapes throughout the 90s & 2000,
- 12. The Walkman took on different shapes throughout the 90s & 2000,
- 13. before being replaced by digital music devices like iPod and Smartphones.
- 14. …
- 15. The first Walkman came out in 1979, a year after analog cassettes were first introduced. Thanks to Sony’s Walkman, the concept of portable music spread worldwide in a short time.
- 16. The portable device didn't only play music but also recorded sound.
- 17. The portable device didn't only play music but also recorded sound. Every device came with two headphone jacks, volume rockers, and an inbuilt Microphone with an ON/OFF Switch. 2 3 1
- 18. Brief History of SONY introduced its first Walkman portable cassette player in 1979. It was designed by Nobutoshi Kihara “Mr. Walkman,” an engineer at Sony. When the first Walkman came out, it cost a whopping $150.
- 19. Brief History of SONY introduced its first Walkman portable cassette player in 1979. It was designed by Nobutoshi Kihara “Mr. Walkman,” an engineer at Sony. When the first Walkman came out, it cost a whopping $150.
- 20. Brief History of SONY introduced its first Walkman portable cassette player in 1979. It was designed by Nobutoshi Kihara “Mr. Walkman,” an engineer at Sony. When the first Walkman came out, it cost a whopping $150.
- 21. Brief History of SONY introduced its first Walkman portable cassette player in 1979. It was designed by Nobutoshi Kihara “Mr. Walkman,” an engineer at Sony. When the first Walkman came out, it cost a whopping $150.
- 23. According to TheVerge.com, Over 400 million Walkman portable music players have been sold so far, and 200 million of them cassette players. “
- 24. Sony retired the classic cassette tape Walkman in 2010 as it wasn't viable to sell these devices in lieu of new digital gadgets.
- 25. Vintage Sony TPS-L2 Cassette Walkman
- 26. Vintage Sony TPS-L2 Cassette Walkman The metal-cased blue- and-silver Walkman TPS-L2, the world's first low-cost personal stereo, sold more than 30,000UNITS in the First 2 months of its introduction.
- 27. If you remember the iconic Peter Quill's entry scene from THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, you'd see him brandishing one of the first Walkman units ever made.
- 28. If you remember the iconic Peter Quill's entry scene from THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, you'd see him brandishing one of the first Walkman units ever made.
- 29. The props team from the movie scavenged through eBay to buy an original Sony Walkman. They found a few for a whopping price of $8,000.
- 30. How did iPod replaced Walkman?
- 36. Today, people have access to smartphones that can store over 10,000 songs.
- 38. You could still get to see people using Walkman but only in movies and series based around the period between the 80s and 90s.
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