For more than a decade, my phone has been my primary way of listening to music. I’d throw on some headphones or earbuds, open Spotify, and start shuffling through one of my finely curated playlists.

At the apex of the Walkman craze, 1987 to ’97, the number of people who reported that they walked for exercise rose by 30 percent. ioulex In 1979, when Sony introduced the Walkman—a 14-ounce cassette ...

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Back in 1979, Sony cofounder Masaru Ibuka was looking for a way to listen to classical music on long-haul flights. In response, his company’s engineers dreamed up the Walkman, ordering 30,000 units ...

The Sony Walkman was not only a revolutionary device, it was revolutionary on a cultural scale. Until the 1970s, listening to music was considered to be a social activity. Handheld transistor radios ...

Sony, the Japanese electronics giant famous for developing the Betamax and Walkman in the 1970s, is now starting its own blockchain. Sony Block Solutions Labs, a joint project between Sony Group and ...

It’s 45 years to the day that Sony first unleashed the Walkman and set in train a transformation in the way we listen to music. Up until then, we had to keep music in our heads when we were out and ...

George Michael listening to a Walkman during the Japanese leg of his Faith World Tour in February 1988. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) First it was vinyl, and now it’s cassettes that all the ...

Sony has officially unveiled its Walkman NW-ZX700, a digital audio player that boasts some impressive tech. For those audiophiles out there that adore quality music while on the go, this new media ...

There's often quite a price premium for folks who prefer hi-res portable audio over a ubiquitous smartphone and a pair of cheap earphones. Indeed, the company who kicked off personal groove machines ...