The Walkman became one of the most successful audio products of the postwar period, and like the Victrola before it, any personal portable cassette player was called a "walkman," regardless of manufacturer. The portable personal stereo...

When audiocassette s replaced eight-track tapes as the preferred tape format of consumers in the 1970s, small cassette recorders with built-in speakers (and poor monophonic audio quality) were already on the market. However, high-quality mobile stereo...

Walkman is a popular Sony brand used to market its portable audio and video players. The original Walkman introduced a change in music listening habits, allowing people to carry their own choice of music with them. The original Walkman was released in...

The Walkman, a portable audio cassette/headphone system, was a huge consumer hit when it was introduced a number of years ago by Sony Electronics, Park Ridge, N.J. The company followed this success up with the Discman, a CD-player/headset device. Now, it's offering a...

AKIO MORITA, the founder of the Sony consumer electronics giant who died yesterday, will be remembered as the man who gave the world the Walkman. One of Japan's leading businessmen, 78-year-old Morita's marketing flair helped transform Japan from a maker of slipshod goods...

Acknowledging its proprietary audio technology was a marketplace flop, Sony Corp. is shuttering its Connect digital music store and will open its portable media players to other formats.The moves were announced Thursday at a Berlin consumer electronics trade fair as the Japanese electronics pioneer unveiled...

Sony Ericsson unveiled eight phones Tuesday aimed at helping the world's fourth-biggest mobile phone maker boost its market share in emerging and developed markets.The company, a joint venture between Stockholm-based LM Ericsson and Japan's Sony Corp., is already well known for its high-end line of...