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The eponymous Walkman was the device the cemented Sony as a premium brand in the 80s, even more than the transistor radio had in the 60s. The first generation device, however innovative, did not perfect the design or form factor in the way that the WM 2 did. At the time, it seemed impossibly small being advertised almost entirely hidden behind an ordinary cassette box.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Here is the most interesting part of it, Sony did a TV ad for the US market that was entirely CGI, this ad had the sleekness of Tron, but preceded it by a little over a year. Possibly late 1980 or ‘81. I have been trying to find it on YouTube to no avail. If anyone knows something about this ad, please share.
June 2nd, 2008 at 4:15 pm
I still own one and it still works. This was the most amazing piece of consumer electronics I’ve ever owned. Such elegant design and such beautiful miniaturization… hard to compare it to anything today except perhaps an ipod touch.
June 2nd, 2008 at 7:04 pm
I still have one and it works as well! I still remember taking it with me to school and ppl going “oooh how awesome!”
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