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Maxell Japan has launched a portable ‘Walkman’ cassette player, but its retro audio tech is boosted by modern convenience.
Kevin Courtney takes a walk down memory lane and arrives in the present day looking at a range of retro gadgets ...
Maxell Japan releases a portable cassette player with loads of modern features, including Bluetooth, USB-C, and a ...
Rewind, Replay: How the Walkman changed the way we hear music In the late 1970s, music was loud, shared, and rooted in place — until Sony’s Walkman turned it into something personal and portable. From ...
Sony's transparent Walkman would be a hit in today's trendy TikTok world. Let's see what a brave designer envisioned.
Sony first launched the Walkman in 1979 — when its simple cassette-playing function and blue-and-silver design took the world by storm. Over four decades later, the Walkman brand has had a golden ...
Was I looking for mind-blowing Hi-Fi sound with the We Are Rewind cassette player? No. I wanted something that would play my burgeoning selection of old cassettes, and the We Are Rewind player gives ...
Enter, then, We Are Rewind and the Walkman-like Cassette Player. It looks like my old player, albeit in a more premium feeling shell. I've been playing with it for the last few days — and I'm ...
In this programme, we’ve been looking back at the iconic Sony Walkman, the first portable stereo made up of a cassette player plus headphones – pairs of padded speakers worn over the ears.
Sony’s model is also better at upscaling, offering among the sharpest and clearest rendering of 720p and 1080p video I’ve tested, though lower-resolution content still tends to look blocky.
The thing is, most of the best portable music players tend to cost some serious cash (at least over £500/$500), and that's not always ideal in these times of economic uncertainty. A&K's sub-brand ...
Draymond Green delivers a clear statement regarding a key Oklahoma City Thunder player during the NBA Finals.