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The Sony Walkman was invented in 1979 by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita of the Sony Corporation.
The product line's history began with the first cassette Walkman TPS-L2 that changed the way consumers listen to music.
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∙ 11y agoThe prototype was built in 1978 by audio-division engineer Nobutoshi Kihara for Sony co-chairman Akio Morita, who wanted to be able to listen to operas during his frequent trans-Pacific plane trips.[1] The original Walkman was marketed in 1979 as the Walkman in Japan and, from 1980, the Soundabout in many other countries including the US, Freestyle in Sweden and the Stowaway in the UK
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∙ 15y agoMade in 1978 by Nobutoshi Kihara for a Sony executive who wanted to listen to operas while he was in flight.
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∙ 10y agoThe first prototype of the Sony Walkman was released in 1978. The next year, Walkman's were released in Japan and became very popular. In 1980, they were released in the United States.
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∙ 14y ago1979 1979, according to the site below.
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Who invented the Walkman?
The first walkman was released to the public in 1979, and was created by one: Nobutoshi Kihara, a worker for Sony. He originally created the walkman for his long and boring flights accross the Pacific.
Where was Walkman invented?
Tacos
Who invented walkman?
Sony
What year was the Walkman invented?
1979
When were walkmans invented?
February, 1979
What country was the walkman radio invented?
Japan
When was the CD walkman invented?
the cd walkman was in vented in 10,00- bc it is better then the i pod touch 5G
Was the Walkman invented in the mid 80's?
The portable audio cassette player (Walkman) was built in 1978 by Nobutoshi Kihara for Sony
Which one of these sold first in stores Walkman or post-it-note?
Sony Walkman
Which of these was sold in stores first Sony walkman or post it notes?
the sony walkman
When was the Walkman MDR-3L2 first out?
Those were the headphones that went with the Walkman TPS-L2.
In what country was tthe walkman invented?
Probably Japan. That is where Sony is located
