After 30 years, Sony will stop selling its iconic Walkman portable tape player in Japan, the birthplace of the predecessor to the now ubiquitous MP3 player. The company announced the news Friday in Japan, where it had continued to sell the cassette tape players after pulling them from the US market. The announcement sparked a number of remembrance posts from news outlets and bloggers across the web. Although the Walkman will no longer be manufactured and distributed in Japan, the device will still be available in some Asian and Middle Eastern countries.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Sony Hits the Eject Button on the Cassette Walkman
Sony Hits the Eject Button on the Cassette Walkman Tube. Duration : 0.77 Mins.
After 30 years, Sony will stop selling its iconic Walkman portable tape player in Japan, the birthplace of the predecessor to the now ubiquitous MP3 player. The company announced the news Friday in Japan, where it had continued to sell the cassette tape players after pulling them from the US market. The announcement sparked a number of remembrance posts from news outlets and bloggers across the web. Although the Walkman will no longer be manufactured and distributed in Japan, the device will still be available in some Asian and Middle Eastern countries.
After 30 years, Sony will stop selling its iconic Walkman portable tape player in Japan, the birthplace of the predecessor to the now ubiquitous MP3 player. The company announced the news Friday in Japan, where it had continued to sell the cassette tape players after pulling them from the US market. The announcement sparked a number of remembrance posts from news outlets and bloggers across the web. Although the Walkman will no longer be manufactured and distributed in Japan, the device will still be available in some Asian and Middle Eastern countries.
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