Sony Walkman at 40: fans nostalgic for first portable music player

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On July 1, 1979, the Walkman TPS-L2 mini portable cassette player – shaped like a brick, with silver buttons, two headset jacks and no screen – was released; fans recall the device that changed forever how we consume music.
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The must-have ’80s gadget and one-time icon of Japan electronics cool, Sony’s Walkman turned 40 this year and, like its now middle-aged fans, is clinging to its youth with hi-tech updates.

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Sony offers the MZ-R90 - the world's smallest and lightest Recording MD Walkman that combines superb sound reproduction quality of digital technology with the ease and convenience of MiniDisc recording, in a unit less than an inch thick and virtually as small as a MiniDisc itself. The MZ-R90 is rugged, durable, and ultra light and is designed for your carrying convenience. This MD Walkman provides world's longest playback and recording time of up to 14.5 hours record and 29 hours playback.