In 1979, the year of the Walkman’s release in Japan, recorded music sales were about $4 billion in the U.S., half of which went to vinyl, a quarter to compact cassettes, and a quarter to 8 ...

The Walkman came with a blue and silver case, headphones (for privacy), and buttons (play, rewind, etc.). The Walkman was mobile, requiring a pair of AA batteries to play. As its popularity grew ...

If you were a child of the 80's the two things that are most memorable in the audio world for many of us are the yellow Walkman and the massive boombox. Earlier this week JVC showed off the Kaboom ...

In fact, FiiO itself has said this CP13 cassette player is a direct homage to Sony's first Walkman player from 1979, even down to that "silver-blue" two-tone finish and simple rectangular design. You ...