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R.I.P: The Sony Walkman cassette player
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The following comments relate to this news article:
article published on 25 October, 2010
Sony has finally retired the Walkman cassette player, citing lackluster demand for the outdated device.
The company says they produced their last batch of the device in Japan in April and once that inventory clears out, the Walkman will be retired to the history books.
A Chinese company will still produce some units after Sony's supply is exhausted but it is hard to believe they will ... [ read the full article ]
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dab0ne
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26. October 2010 @ 00:07 |
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Holyshit!!! They still make these things? I want one!!
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26. October 2010 @ 00:27 |
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I had one but gave it to a friend in 08.Shorty after got a discman given to me that has mp3 playback.
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BigDixon
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26. October 2010 @ 01:01 |
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Didn't even know they still sold the cassette walkman! Come to think of it, I haven't seen a Sony Discman for sale in the stores recently either.
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26. October 2010 @ 03:28 |
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Wow. Truly an end of an era. Got my first walkman back in 1984 or so. The darn thing has hogged more AA batteries than any other electronic device I've ever owned :-)
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26. October 2010 @ 04:54 |
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Amazing...not just that they are still making players, but that there are still cassette tapes that are in good enough shape to listen to...
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DSWarrior
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26. October 2010 @ 07:41 |
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Dang...My first Walkman was given to me by my sister back in 1995; she used it for about 6 years and then she passed it on to me when she bought a CD Player (don't remember the brand). I used that thing for hours everyday, specially at school. Ahh, the good ol' days... :-P
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26. October 2010 @ 08:22 |
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I loved my walkman from ages ago...they are gone but not forgotten!
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26. October 2010 @ 10:01 |
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I don't know anybody who didn't have one of these things at one point in time. I'm an 80's baby and everybody had one. I had a bunch of cassette tapes. I still do have them but they are in storage somewhere.
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Mysttic
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26. October 2010 @ 10:04 |
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I had three, mostly cause my sisters would keep taking mine. Eventually I did switch over to cds tho, but it was hip to have one of these once upon a time. Honestly even in Japan, I surprised it lasted this long, way to go Sony.
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26. October 2010 @ 10:39 |
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I can't believe it. They were really still making them? i wonder what else Sony is still make? Betamax players maybe LOL
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biglo30
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26. October 2010 @ 11:48 |
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It really lasted a long time
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26. October 2010 @ 11:56 |
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i still use mine believe it or not, great for jogging and other exercises where sharp movement is involved. where cd's just don't cut it.
i make my own MP3 tapes real easy. create a play list on your computer take the line in on a tape recorder plug into the speaker jack on the pc. hit record then play the playlist.
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26. October 2010 @ 13:07 |
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Does anyone else hear 2001: A Space Odyssey music when they read this post?
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26. October 2010 @ 14:28 |
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Originally posted by DXR88:
i still use mine believe it or not, great for jogging and other exercises where sharp movement is involved. where cd's just don't cut it.
i make my own MP3 tapes real easy. create a play list on your computer take the line in on a tape recorder plug into the speaker jack on the pc. hit record then play the playlist.
You're serious?
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AfterDawn Addict
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26. October 2010 @ 23:10 |
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He can't be serious...you can get a 4GB MP3 player for $10.
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27. October 2010 @ 02:00 |
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yes i am...im old school like that...
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27. October 2010 @ 02:02 |
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Originally posted by KillerBug:
He can't be serious...you can get a 4GB MP3 player for $10.
why pay $10.00, Ive got blank cassettes out the hole.
hell i still have a 10 piece box of recordable 8-track tapes still in the original wrapper.
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juventini
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27. October 2010 @ 10:06 |
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RIP
Forza Juve!!
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30. October 2010 @ 02:38 |
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Originally posted by DSWarrior:
Dang...My first Walkman was given to me by my sister back in 1995; she used it for about 6 years and then she passed it on to me when she bought a CD Player (don't remember the brand). I used that thing for hours everyday, specially at school. Ahh, the good ol' days... :-P
Think my walkman was given to me by my sister in about 98 after she'd had it for years.she'd just brought a discman.think most people got a walkman off there older sister or brother at 1point in their lives.my discman is panasonic not sony.still good.
walkmans and discmans chew through batteries like theres no tomorrow lucky ive got rechargables.
custom built gaming pc from early 2010,ps2 with 15 games all original,ps3 500gbs with 5 games all original,yamaha amp and 5.1channel surround sound speakers,46inch sony lcd smart tv.
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