The settlement means that Sony will likely retain the historical honor of having invented the Walkman. Pavel being unable to claim ownership of his invention probably hurts his ego, but that's ...

At the apex of the Walkman craze, 1987 to ’97, the number of people who reported that they walked for exercise rose by 30 percent. ioulex In 1979, when Sony introduced the Walkman—a 14-ounce ...

Not until the Sony Walkman came along. The first of Sony’s iconic portable cassette tape players went on sale on this day, July 1st, back in 1979 for $150. As the story goes, Sony co-founder ...

In 1979, Sony launched its famous Walkman, which went on to sell more ... but Sony always rejected Pavel's claim that he had invented the gadget. In 1989, Pavel turned to the British justice ...

Before the iPod became ubiquitous — way, way before — there was the Walkman. The portable cassette players, first introduced 30 years ago this week, sold a cumulative 200 million units ...

The transistor radio came out in the 1960s but it was the Sony Walkman, introduced in 1974, that turned the compact cassette into the purveyor of hi-fi quality music, of your choice, on the move.

In 1979, Sony launched its famous Walkman, which went on to sell more ... but Sony always rejected Pavel's claim that he had invented the gadget. In 1989, Pavel turned to the British justice ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...