# Canonical recap data for Sony Walkman Released to Market (1979)
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slug: sony-walkman-1979
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1979/sony-walkman-1979"
title: Sony Walkman Released to Market
subtitle: Portable cassette player revolutionized personal audio and became the defining gadget of the 1980s, spawning a generational shift.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1979-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1979
decade: 1970
country:
name: Japan
slug: japan
summaryShort: Walkman  is a brand of portable audio players manufactured by Sony since 1979. It was originally introduced as a portable cassette player and later expanded to include a range of portable audio products. Since 2011, the brand has referred exclusively to digital flash memory players.
summaryLong: Walkman  is a brand of portable audio players manufactured by Sony since 1979. It was originally introduced as a portable cassette player and later expanded to include a range of portable audio products. Since 2011, the brand has referred exclusively to digital flash memory players.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Original_Sony_Walkman_TPS-L2.JPG/1280px-Original_Sony_Walkman_TPS-L2.JPG"
heroImageCredit: Binarysequence · via Wikipedia
importance: 81
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkman"
  title: Sony Walkman
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- tech-launch
metaDescription: "Walkman  is a brand of portable audio players manufactured by Sony since 1979. It was originally introduced as a portable cassette player and later expanded to "
wikidataQid: Q622493
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260701123905/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkman"
  capturedAt: 2026-07-01
  label: Sony Walkman
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkman"
