4/6/2024 0 Comments Sony portable cassette player![]() The Walkman wasn't a giant leap forward in engineering: magneticĬassette technology had been around since 1963, when the Netherlands-based electronics firm Philips first created it for use by secretaries and Sound familiar? (See TIME's list of the most influential gadgets and gizmos.) The portable cassette players, first introduced 30 years ago this week, sold a cumulative 200 million units, rocked the recording industry and fundamentally changed how people experienced music. Ubiquitous way, way before there was the Walkman. Follow the 160 million or so owners of an Apple iPod MP3 player: take out those white earbuds and listen for a second. ![]()
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