gadgets.boingboing.net - 6/29/2009
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"It took me three days to figure out that there was another side to the tape. ... I managed to create an impromptu shuffle feature simply by holding down "rewind" and releasing it randomly - effective, if a little laboured." Photo: WhineAndDine ...
Kid swaps iPod for 30 year old Walkman
feeds.boingboing.net 6/29/2009 —
" It took me three days to figure out that there was another side to the tape . ... I managed to create an impromptu shuffle feature simply by holding down "rewind" and releasing it randomly - effective, if a little laboured."
Photo: WhineAndDine
The Walkman Turns 30!
businessinsider.com 7/1/2009 — The Walkman turns thirty today.
This week in 1979, Sony (TYO) did with the Walkman what Apple (AAPL) did with the iPod in 2001 - changed the way we listened to music forever.
Here's what has happened since:
1979 - The first Walkman, the ...
30 Years Of Trend-Setting Gadgets —
ChannelWeb Complete Feed
As the forefather to today's iPod, Sony's Walkman started a revolution in home electronics from which has come a progression of ever-cooler gadgets. So dig out the earphones, get some AA batteries in the Walkman and take a stroll down memory lane.
iPod User Tries Out First Sony Walkman —
Gear Live
It’s hard to believe that it has been 30 years since the very first Walkman came out. In honor of the occasion (or perhaps in spite of it) Scott Campbell gave up his iPod for a week and was asked to try it out. Some of his comments were worth repeating:
“When I wore it walking down the ...
On loving the Walkman for what it was, and the iPod for what it is —
Core77
If you haven't yet stumbled across it on BBC News , Engadget or the discussion boards here on Core77, there's a great little article making the rounds today, in which 13-year-old Scott Campbell is asked to give his opinions on the very Walkman his dad once toted (or hauled , if you want to ...
13-year-old Trades iPod For a Walkman For a Week —
Slashdot
BBC Magazine convinced 13-year-old Scott Campbell to trade in his iPod for a Walkman for a week and see what he thought. Scott thinks the iPod wins when it comes to sound quality, color, weight, and shuffle feature. The Walkman however offers two headphone sockets making it much easier to listen ...
The Original Walkman vs. the iPod Touch —
Technologizer
On Wednesday, a legendary gadget turns thirty–Sony’s Walkman , which put high-quality music into our pockets for the first time. Back when I was at PC World, we named the original model, the TPS-L2, as the greatest gadget of all time ; the iPod was #2. The Walkman name lives on via ...
When a 13-year-old From 2009 Uses a Walkman For a Week [Walkman] —
Gizmodo
Here's what happens when you give a 13-year-old from 2009 a Sony Walkman —the tape kind—and ask him to figure it out without any outside help: incredible confusion. To the kid's credit, he was able to deduce that the tape had two sides (took him three days) and that you could ...
From the Walkman to the iPod —
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk
After 30 years, the tape-based Walkman has been left behind by digital music players, but that doesn't mean they weren't attractive in their day The BBC got a 13-year-old to try a Walkman cassette tape player instead of his iPod, with obvious results. No contest, right? But it wasn't always ...
Kid Swaps iPod For Sony Walkman, Gets A Culture Shock —
TechCrunch
The pictures of the Sony Walkman in this BBC Magazine article made me feel strangely nostalgic - the actual text of the article made me laugh out loud. The Magazine invited 13-year-old Scott Campbell to trade his iPod for a Walkman for a week, and he recounts his experiences with the device, ...
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