People used to listen to music downloaded to their iPods or MP3 players. The latter ... Astell & Kern and Sony (where the Walkman brand still lives on). We've used earlier versions of each ...

They were the smartphones of their day. Everyone had to have one. Since then, there have been more than 300 different Walkman models, ranging from cassette players to CD players and MP3 players and ...

Creative Technology also joined the bandwagon. While Sony’s Walkman had dominated portable music for years, the rise of MP3 players changed the game. By 2001, Apple launched the iPod, which redefined ...

Five examples of the best new audio tech for one, spanning from a 1980s-infused portable record player to earbuds promising lossless audio over Bluetooth, and a new Walkman – the greatest name mobile ...