Must-have 1980s gadget and one-time icon of Japan electronics cool, Sony's Walkman turned 40 this year and like its now middle-aged fans, is clinging to its youth with high-tech updates.

It was clunky, with big buttons and bright colors, and in the 1980s, every kid desperately wanted one. Before there was an iPod, there was the Sony Walkman, and Tuesday marks the 35th anniversary ...

Back during the late 1980s heyday of the Sony Walkman, the parent company of the Apple iPhone of the era partnered up with Tiffany & Co. to create a silver-plated version of the personal, portable ...

The Sony Walkman is an iconic device that was best known for playing music on cassette tapes in the 1980s. In 2023 it's a high-end digital music player.

That's a pretty big change from the Walkman's heyday in the 1980s and '90s when it sold for $100 to $200, but there's a good reason for that: Sony's iconic music player has evolved quite a bit ...

But make no mistake, the Sony Walkman was an important bridge to what we've become - the Australopithecus of personal entertainment devices. Other gadgets made more money and bigger technological ...

Back in 1983, Sony declared the WM-10 Super Walkman the “world’s smallest cassette player,” and promoted it with ads that appealed to the dudes and to the ladies.

The Walkman S750 will be available in either 8GB or 16GB from October, although Sony's Japanese site also shows a 32GB version. There will also be a splash-proof dock available at the same time.

Sony shares slump to 1980s Walkman era Sony shares tumble below the 1,000 yen (£8.30) mark for first time since 1980. By Andrew Laughlin Published: 05 June 2012 ...

Sony was founded in 1946 and changed music listening and video gaming with its invention of the Walkman and PlayStation. But it has not always been plain sailing for the Japanese electronics giant.

JAPANESE electronics giant Sony saw its share price fall below the 1,000 yen (£8.32) barrier on Monday, for the first time since the global launch of its Walkman personal stereo in 1980.