Fast forward to 2023, and the Sony Walkman is now a premium portable music player, as seen in the new NW-ZX707 (USD 899.99) and NW-A306 (USD 349.99) models.

Sony has a new ad for its not-yet-released PlayStation 4 Pro console, though it is not what you might expect. The trippy ad-spot goes into full retro mode with hat tips to 1980s culture, an odd ...

History doesn't always view it that way. More often than not, when I see the cassette Walkman in popular culture, it's the butt of a 1980s joke - like leg warmers or the Flock of Seagulls hairdo.

Sony's iconic personal stereo music player, the Walkman, turns 35 on July 1, 2014.

The 1980s could well have been the Walkman decade. The popularity of Sony’s device — and those by brands like Aiwa, Panasonic and Toshiba who followed in Sony’s lead — helped the cassette ...