Sony’s iconic Walkman has turned 40 years old today. And in so doing, it’s proven once again that if you can build the right brand and pair it with the right product, you can create something that ...

Thirty years ago Sony launched the Walkman, a gadget which revolutionised the way people around the world listened to music but has since been overtaken by an icon of the digital age -- the iPod. The ...

It was 40 years ago today that Sony, not Apple, revolutionized the way we listen to music. The Walkman, a portable cassette player that, for the first time, let us take our music with us without ...

There are some things which are simply iconic. The Walkman is one of them. Although, the device in its original form no longer exists, the name Walkman was so symbolic of personal music, that back in ...

The Walkman turns thirty today. This week in 1979, Sony (TYO) did with the Walkman what Apple (AAPL) did with the iPod in 2001 - changed the way we listened to music forever. Here's what has happened ...

Sony is releasing two new versions of its iconic music player, the Walkman. The new players start at $1,600, and can cost as much as $3,200 for a gold-plated model. Rather than appealing to mainstream ...

TOKYO (AP) — The Walkman, whose original model was once Sony’s signature product, will no longer be made in Japan. Sony Corp. said yesterday that by the end of March it will close a factory that began ...