Jimi Hendrix was honorably discharged from the army; Frank Sinatra had a No. 1 hit with 'Strangers in the Night'; David Bowie ...

Another Sony classic, the Sony MiniDisc MZ-RH1, was one of the most advanced portable players when it was launched in 2006, and now has an average price of £329.

Sony MiniDisc MZ-R50 (1997): £209.86 The Sony MiniDisc MZ-R50 was a mini-disc recorder, released in 1997 for $329. LaserDisc Player: £197.83 ...

The TPS-L2, later called the Walkman TPS-L2, was the first-ever personal stereo cassette player that was available for purchase. It was first launched in Japan on July 1, 1979, and later in the United ...

Sony added ATRAC3 playback (and encoding, when applicable) to other products, like PlayStation consoles, Xplod car stereo systems, and portable media players like the Network Walkman.

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 ...

On Sunday, July 1, 1979, the Sony Walkman went on sale in Japan. From that moment on, for the first time, people could carry music with them wherever they went. For Millennials and Gen Z, this has ...

How much? The original Sony Walkman TPS-L2 went on sale for 33,000 yen / $150 / £219 in 1979, or around $650 / £1,050 in today's money. A working model fetches around $500 / £500 today on eBay.

Cassette players have lived in obscurity for the better part of the last two decades. Recently though, at least in the UK and US, they’ve been making a comeback, riding on nostalgia and a ...

Numerous manufacturers came out with competing machines once Sony launched, including Sharp and Panasonic. One feature of the mini disc player was the anti-skip technology.

Ned Snowman – stock.adobe.com When Ho moved to England in 2020, he brought his precious collection with him, including hundreds of Walkmans, Discmans and MiniDisc players.

Sony Corp. said on Thursday it would sell advanced Walkman portable music players later this year, aiming to move out of Apple Computer Inc.’s shadow in a market the Japanese company created a ...