Walkman-collecting, it seems, conforms to most tech-collector stereotypes: men in their 40s, 50s and 60s, recalling their youthful encounters with a then-nascent, exciting technology. As Ip says, ...

I still remember yearning for a walkman, saving my allowance up for months and then carrying my first personal media player just about everywhere I went. Of course that was in the early 80’s, before ...

Here’s what happens when you give a 13-year-old from 2009 a Sony Walkman—the tape kind—and ask him to figure it out without any outside help: incredible confusion. To the kid’s credit, he was able to ...

BBC News published a funny feature today as a way of looking back at — and paying homage to — the release of the original Walkman 30 years ago this week. BBC invited 13-year-old Scott Campbell to swap ...

Johnny Serrano’s fascination with his Walkman and videogames led him to pursue a career in technology which has seen him apply digital tools to fast-forward insurance claims from major disaster, ...