The invention of the first cassette Walkman TPS-L2, forever changed the way consumers listen to music.
The original Walkman released by Sony, was launched in Tokyo on June 22, 1979. Journalists were treated to an unusal press conference where they were taken to Yoyogi (a major park in Tokyo) and given a Walkman to wear. According to Sony, "The journalists listened to an explanation of the Walkman in stereo, while Sony staff members carried out various demonstrations of the product. The tape the journalists were listening to asked them to look at certain demonstrations, including a young man and woman listening to a Walkman while riding on a tandem bicycle."
Invention of the Walkman
The walkman has evolved over the years, to the portable CD player, and more recently to the MP3 player, and comes in a variety of sizes, capacities, colours. Apple announced in April 2007 that the 100 millionth iPod has been sold. Apple claims the iPod is the fastest-selling music player in history.
The walkman paved the way for portable personal music, and changed the way and context in which music is used in everyday life.
Wow, I can't believe Walkmans are that old! I had one growing up then switched over to the cd player and now have the iPod Nano... I guess we're just the generation who experiences it all; it'll be weird to see what we have by the time we're in our 70s.
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