Discman
Portable CD player
Discman was Sony's trademark for its portable CD players, introduced in 1984.
The name followed the pattern of Sony's earlier Walkman cassette players.
Like Walkman, Discman became a generic term for any portable CD player: I brought my Discman for the road trip.
The devices were ubiquitous through the 1990s before MP3 players made them obsolete.
Wearable speakers for ears
- earbudsTiny insertable audio devices
- anti-shockAbsorbs sudden impacts
- laserConcentrated light device
- opticalOf vision or light
LCD · battery · volume · play · pause · stop · forward · rewind
Designed for palm use
- pocket-sizedSmall enough to carry
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- battery-poweredEnergized by cells
- mobileCapable of movement
travel-friendly · on-the-go · personal · cordless · rechargeable · carry-on · transportable · commuter
Longing for the past
- 1990sFinal twentieth-century decade
- SonyJapanese electronics and entertainment corporation
- vintageQuality from past eras
- collectibleObject worth amassing
throwback · old-school · classic · relic · memorabilia · discontinued · eBay · yesteryear
headphones
Wearable speakers for ears
- earbudsTiny insertable audio devices
- anti-shockAbsorbs sudden impacts
- laserConcentrated light device
optical · LCD · battery · volume · play · pause · stop · forward · rewind · shuffle
handheld
Designed for palm use
- pocket-sizedSmall enough to carry
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- battery-poweredEnergized by cells
mobile · travel-friendly · on-the-go · personal · cordless · rechargeable · carry-on · transportable · commuter · clip-on
nostalgia
Longing for the past
- 1990sFinal twentieth-century decade
- SonyJapanese electronics and entertainment corporation
- vintageQuality from past eras
collectible · throwback · old-school · classic · relic · memorabilia · discontinued · eBay · yesteryear · Gen-X
CD
Optical data disc
- albumUnified collection of recordings
- trackPath or monitored route
- compilationGathered works assembled together
playlist · shuffle · repeat · single · EP · artwork · soundtrack
- audio equipmentspeakers, microphone, headphones, amplifier, amplifiers
- 90s TechWindows 95, Windows 98, dial-up, Netscape, AOL
- CDsCD player, CD case, CD burner, CD drive, CD-R
- obsolete techfloppy disk, VHS, dial-up modem, cassette tape, floppy disks
- obsolete technologyVHS, 8-tracks, VHS tapes, cassette tape, cassette tapes
- obsolete thingsdodo, dodo bird, passenger pigeon, dinosaurs, mammoth
DiscmanWalkman
Portable personal cassette player
cassette player · tape player · phonograph · record player · 8-track player
DiscmaniPod
Cupertino's music device
smartphone · iPhone · Spotify · Apple Music · gramophone
DiscmanSpotify
Music streaming platform
streaming · Apple Music · digital download · iTunes · YouTube Music