Quiz
Before the Sony Walkman introduced private, pocket-sized music listening in 1979, which bulky electronic device was most commonly used to play music on the go?
Chapter 1
The birth of portable music
Chapter 2
How the Walkman changed society
Chapter 3
The evolution to digital
Ch 1 · The birth of portable music
Quiz
Released by Sony in Japan in 1979, the original Walkman revolutionized the music industry by allowing people to listen to which audio format on the go?
maya Discover how removing a recording head turned a tape recorder into the iconic Sony Walkman. Explore the history of portable music in this infographic.
Quiz
What was the original Sony Walkman called when it was first released in the United States?
Quiz
Which Sony co-founder insisted on developing a portable stereo so he could listen to opera during flights?
Quiz
What key feature was intentionally removed from the Pressman to create the first Walkman?
raul Sony Walkman
Little Walkman, oh yeah! / Music in your hand! / Changing how we listen, on the go, oh-oh!
Fun Fact
Walkman name origin: Sony executives initially disliked the name Walkman due to poor English grammar, but it was already printed on millions of packages.
Glossary
walkman (noun)
A portable cassette player that revolutionized how people listened to music on the go. It’s the ancestor of your smartphone's playlist.
A portable cassette player that revolutionized how people listened to music on the go. It’s the ancestor of your smartphone's playlist.