WALKMAN - 30 YEARS ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE

1979-2009

30 years ago the walkman - the portable tape casette player - was launched as the in thing for the disco-pop generation, just as we were entering the 80's, as it became one of THE personal style items for the hip and happening youth of the day!

30 years later and its all about the iPOD and personal mp3 players, read this interesting take on a comparison between the walkman and iPOD.

Read the full article here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8117619.stm

also a great link for some retro Sony action:


http://users.telenet.be/drabs.vercruysse/

Walkman Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkman

[Title pic courtesy of: http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Walkman-30th-Anniversary/194573]