Walkman Origins
What year was the Sony Walkman first introduced to the market?
What is 1979?
The term "Walkman" was coined by a Sony executive who was inspired by this common phrase.
What is "pressman"?
What feature of the Walkman allowed users to listen to music without disturbing others around them?
What is the headphone jack?
How did the Sony Walkman change the way people listened to music and consumed media?
How did the Sony Walkman enable personal, portable music listening?
What year did Sony introduce the first Walkman with an auto-reverse feature, allowing continuous playback of cassette tapes without manually flipping them?
What is 1982?
Who is credited with the idea for the Walkman, leading to its development by Sony?
Who is Morita Akio (Sony's co-founder)?
The original Sony Walkman had this many buttons on its front panel.
What is six?
What technology did later Walkman models incorporate to enhance sound quality and reduce skipping during playback?
What is anti-skip technology?
What cultural impact did the Walkman have on the music industry and society as a whole?
What is it popularized the concept of personal music experiences and influenced the creation of the portable music player market?
What feature did the Walkman Sports series introduce for active users?
What is the water-resistant design and shock protection?
The original Walkman was marketed in Japan under a different name. What was it called?
What is the "Soundabout" in the United States and the "Stowaway" in the United Kingdom?
The Sony Walkman was the brainchild of this engineer, known as the "Father of the Walkman."
Who is Nobutoshi Kihara?
One of the distinctive features of the Sony Walkman was its ability to play music continuously on a single set of batteries while doing what activity?
What is walking or running?
What legacy did the Sony Walkman leave in terms of portable music devices and personal entertainment?
What is it paved the way for future portable music devices like the iPod and smartphones, transforming how people consume media on-the-go?
In what year did Sony launch the first Walkman with a digital tuner for FM/AM radio, adding radio functionality to the portable music experience?
What is 1983?
What was the original retail price of the Sony Walkman when it was first introduced in 1979?
What is $150?
In which year did Sony officially surpass 300 million units sold of the Walkman series?
What is 2003?
The original Sony Walkman was the first to feature what unique innovation?
What is the dual headphone jack, allowing for shared listening.
In what ways did the Sony Walkman impact popular culture and society beyond music listening?
What are promoting the concept of personal audio entertainment, influencing fashion with belt clip accessories, and contributing to the rise of portable technology in daily life?
Which Walkman model marked the transition from cassette tapes to CDs, offering digital audio playback in a portable device?
What is the Sony Discman D-50, also known as the CD Walkman?
What was the original purpose behind creating the Sony Walkman?
What is to provide a way for people to listen to music on-the-go with a portable device?
The first Walkman prototype was inspired by this device, which was used by Sony's co-founder Akio Morita during long flights.
What is a portable tape recorder?
The Walkman incorporated a feature known as "automatic music search," allowing users to do what with ease while listening to cassette tapes?
What is skip to the next track?
What lasting legacy did the Walkman leave in the history of portable music devices?
What is it established Sony as a leader in portable music technology and influenced the development of future personal audio devices?
What significant feature did the Sony Walkman NW-HD1 introduce, setting a new standard for digital music players?
What is the introduction of a built-in hard drive for storing digital music files?