Walkman

In 1989, jewellery maker Tiffany & Co and electronics company Sony released a silver-plated Walkman (complete with a fitted wooden box) to celebrate 10 years of the portable cassette player. Only 250 were made. Several decades on, and long since the cassette Walkman began its slide into obsolescence – outpaced first by the cumbersome Discman and the vibe-less MiniDisc player, then lapped by the iPod and iPhone – you can still find some of these items selling in auctions for hundreds and sometimes thousands of…

Sony India has launched its latest Walkman NW-ZX707 in India. The device. Sony says, inherits the philosophy of the Signature Walkman and has a 5-inch display with enhanced battery life. It is claimed to deliver a battery life of up to 25…

Image: SonyBut with the ubiquity of smartphones, what's the need for a music player? After all, last year, Apple discontinued manufacturing and selling the final iteration of its portable music player, the iPod Touch. Nowadays, everyone has a smartphone in their pocket with which they can listen to music, watch videos, text, and call from the same device. So, why would anyone be interested in a $375 device that only plays music? Nostalgia sellsEven the oldest Millennials were a tad too young to enjoy the first…

Sony today has revealed a new Walkman model called the Walkman NW-A306, and it boasts improved battery life for longer enjoyment of your favorite digital music.You might find yourself asking why you’d want a dedicated music player like the Sony Walkman NW-A306. Especially when your smartphone already serves as a digital music player. Both for locally stored MP3 files and for streaming using services like Spotify, YouTube Music and more.The answer, quite simply, is because you can expect noticeably higher quality sounding…

SonyBut with the ubiquity of smartphones, what's the need for a music player? Last year, Apple discontinued manufacturing and selling the final iteration of its portable music player, the iPod Touch. Nowadays, everyone has a smartphone in their pocket with which they can listen to music, watch videos, text and call from the same device. So why would anyone be interested in a $375 device that only plays music? The answer may be found in nostalgia and aesthetics.Nostalgia sells no matter what generation you belong…

There was a time when all anyone could talk about was MP3 players, with Apple's iPod the cream of the crop. Then, they faded into obscurity with the advent of smartphones and music streaming services like Apple Music, only whispered about by none but the most die-hard of portable audiophiles. All the way through was Sony's trusty Walkman. Still on a relatively-regular release cycle, it's the MP3 player for the modern age, with internet connectivity and some of the best DACs in the business. A new year, a new CES, and a…

Sony has released two ultra-high-end Walkman MP3 players aimed squarely at audiophiles — and no-one else. The headliner, the $3,700 NW-WM1ZM2 (pictured left), combines an S-Master HX digital amp with "fine-tuned" capacitors, thick Kimber Kable (to link the amp to the headphone jack) and a 99.99 percent pure gold-plated, oxygen-free copper chassis. It’ll have 256GB of expandable storage. Sure. Sony A lower-cost model, the $1,400 NW-WM1AM2 (shown right), offers similar functionality to the ZM2, but in an aluminum alloy body…

Are you the sort of music listener who'll happily pay more for a set of earphones than you would on a nice computer? If so, Sony has the MP3 players for you. The company has released two ultra-high-end Walkman MP3 players aimed squarely at audiophiles. The headliner, the $3,700 NW-WM1ZM2 (pictured at left), mates an S-Master HX digital amp with "fine-tuned" capacitors, thick Kimber Kable (to link the amp to the headphone jack) and a 99.99 percent pure gold-plated, oxygen-free copper chassis — all of which supposedly…