Walkman
The cassette player that made music portable and private.
Sony launched the Walkman TPS-L2 in Japan in the summer of 1979. It was based on an existing tape recorder converted to playback only, with light headphones.
Suddenly you could have your own music everywhere. The Walkman is an example of how Japanese industrial design changed everyday life all over the world.
Materials: Metal and plastic
Manufacture: Made by Sony in Japan.
The small body, no larger than needed for the cassette.
The light headphones.
There was no recording and no speaker – only listening.