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Walkman Or iPod?

Walkman Or iPod?

I bet your answer is the iPod, without any second thoughts at all. That is not what I meant by the question, though. Of course, no one would want to trade in his iPod for a Walkman from the 80s! But what if you had an iPod case that looked just like a Walkman? What’s the point in that, you may be thinking. Well, how many times have you heard of stories about people getting their iPod snatched away by some low life scum? I remember when I got my first iPod – no one really recognized what it was so it wasn’t that “thief-friendly.” These days, though, iPods are Read more »

Getting Nostalgic Over The Walkman

Getting Nostalgic Over The Walkman

Andy just posted something about the Walkman’s 30th anniversary and guess what that got me doing? I had to dig up some old boxes in an effort to find my old Walkman! Yes, I still have it! After spending a good part of an hour trying to locate it, I was more than ready to use it again after so many years. Ironically, I was not able to satisfy my urge – for the life of me, I could not find any cassette tapes! I guess they have been left behind at my parents’ house. Anyhow, it got me reading up on more Walkman stories, and one of the most Read more »

10 Cool Sony Walkman photos – celebrate Walkman's 30th birthday

10 Cool Sony Walkman photos – celebrate Walkman's 30th birthday

Happy 30th birthday Sony Walkman. You might’ve lost out a lot to the iPod but I’ll never forget your chunky cassette playing ’80s magic or your “can’t play the last track on a really full CD” Discman. So, by way of small celebration here are ten images inspired by your greatness. 1. Hard-wired SonyEricsson Walkman phone. Neatness doesn’t come as standard 2. Great, let’s stick a huge replica of a Walkman phone on top of a metal stand because… well, because we can, OK? Read more »