( June 30, 2004 )

Vintage Walkman Museum

Pocket Calculator’s Vintage Walkman Museum wants you to know that it has only been 25-short years since the Sony Walkman first started causing people to walk in front of busses, while snapping their fingers:

We owe much gratitude to Sony, for they were responsible for making the personal stereo cassette player a reality. For over 25 years, Sony has been bringing a personal, portable stereo music experience to our ears–creativity and innovation have continued to make Walkman a useful product to everyone. Walkman has reached pop icon status and become a symbol of youth, individuality and freedom. In 1979 Sony warned, “Remember the name: Walkman.” How could we forget?


And who DOESN'T look like this when listening to personal audio products?

SCP hopes that you will remember to dress properly when listening to your Sony Walkman. High collars are, as always, a must.

And we at SCP owe much gratitude to MetaFilter, even if they aren’t as stylish and portable.

Filled under reproducing, wunderkammer by Mr. Xradiographer

1 Comment to “Vintage Walkman Museum” »

  1. Mr. Xradiographer says:
    July 1st, 2004 at 1:18 pm

    BoingBoing redirects us to the RetroPod, an evisceration of a perfectly-good Sports Walkman with an Apple iPod shoved into its gaping cavity. SCP is not sure if we are appalled by its mere existence, or the gall of a $100 price-tag.

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