Walk with Walkman
Source: www.theguardian.com It was from July 1st, 1979 that one could be accompanied by music as the Sony Walkman personal stereo hit the stores. Akio Morita, the co-chairman of Sony was a frequent traveller and the prototype of the Walkman was developed for him by Nobutoshi Kihara in 1978. TPS-L2 was the world’s first portable cassette player. Now owners could listen to music of their own choice and even while they are on the move. The Walkman has now evolved from cassette to compact disc, to MP4 and similar devices.
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Source: www.theguardian.com It was from July 1st, 1979 that one could be accompanied by music as the Sony Walkman personal stereo hit the stores. Akio Morita, the co-chairman of Sony was a frequent traveller and the prototype of the Walkman was developed for him by Nobutoshi Kihara in 1978. TPS-L2 was the world’s first portable cassette player. Now owners could listen to music of their own choice and even while they are on the move. The Walkman has now evolved from cassette to compact disc, to MP4 and similar devices.