Ode to the Sony Walkman

Designer Andrew Kim posted this warm tribute to the Sony Walkman TPS-L2. Released in 1979, the TPS-L2 was the first commercially available model and the beginning of a revolution in gadgetry; Kim claims that it’s “historically more significant than even the iPod.” I’m inclined to agree with him, though I feel that my own opinion is tainted by having lived through that era, and having such powerful memories of coveting this device (well, its successors, really).

Sony Walkman TPS-L2
Sony Walkman TPS-L2
Sony Walkman TPS-L2

Kim provides more context and many more beautiful photos in his post.

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