Kevin Courtney takes a walk down memory lane and arrives in the present day looking at a range of retro gadgets ...

The first Sony Walkman, model TPS-L2 launched July 1, 1979. | Photo Credit: Sony.com Yes, the Revenge of the Tape Walkman is real — and it’s not subtle. FiiO just dropped the CP13, a slick, USB-C ...

Best pre-owned cassette player If you peruse enthusiast forums like the r/cassetteculture subreddit, the general consensus is that a second-hand Sony Walkman from the 90s is one of your best bets if ...

There have been plenty of iconic gadget releases throughout the years, but none are quite as legendary as the Sony Walkman.

Quick LinksWhy Cassettes?New Cassette Players SuckReconnecting With My PastIt's been over 20 years since Sony released a cassette player, and cassette sales are so minuscule they barely show up on ...

In 1979, Sony premiered the Walkman to limited fanfare. Now, the entire music tech market has formed around it.

Swedish electronics wizard Love Hultén has created the bespoke C-52, a wall-mounted cassette player that takes the guts of a Sony Walkman WM-EX655 and blends it with a bespoke handcrafted tape storage ...

The last time Sony was worth this much on the stock market, Bill Clinton was president and the PlayStation 2 was about to debut on American store shelves.

What' s the best Sony Walkman? Perhaps one of the following models. Check out this history of the once-popular consumer product.

The Walkman DD (Direct Drive) series was one of Sony's most iconic and high-end portable cassette players, introduced in 1982. The direct drive motor provided stable and accurate tape playback ...

Fiio, the company that launched a portable tape player harkening back to the Walkman at CES 2024, has announced a new portable CD player called the DM13.