Sunday, October 24, 2010

Sony retires the Walkman

From The Melbourne Age

After retiring the floppy disk in March, Sony has halted the manufacturing and distribution of another now-obsolete technology: the cassette Walkman, the first low-cost, portable music player.
The final batch was shipped to Japanese retailers in April, according to IT Media. Once these units are sold, new cassette Walkmans will no longer be available through the manufacturer.