• Notable and Crazy Sony Cassette Walkman Editions

    Sony's cassette tape Walkman came to life in many shapes and forms through the years. Here are a few of the great, the important and sometimes plain weird Walkman models.

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    By Brian Lam
    Jul 1, 2009 5:40 PM 36,098
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    Notable and Crazy Sony Cassette Walkman Editions

    The original TPS-L2 Walkman went on sale 30 years ago today, July 1st 1979, in Japan. It played stereo and had dual mini headphone jacks for sharing audio with a friend. There was a mic, but it was not used for recording, but to output your voice to your buddy's headset so he could hear you over the music. The press received it in a lukewarm fashion, but the device took off thanks to celebrity product placement.

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