Sony Walkman
Eighties music player
The Sony Walkman was a portable cassette player introduced in 1979 that revolutionized personal music listening.
Before the Walkman, music was either shared publicly or tethered to home stereos.
The device made private, mobile listening normal—the ancestor of iPods and smartphones as music players.
I jogged with my Walkman clipped to my shorts.
The brand name became generic for any portable cassette player.
- portableAble to be carried
- personal stereoPortable audio device with headphones
- cassetteMagnetic audio cartridge
- headphonesWearable speakers for ears
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