40 years ago, this machine completely changed the way we listen to music

40 years ago, July 1, 1979, Sony launched the Walkman TPS-L2, the first portable music player, completely changed the way we listen to music.

At that time, many people knew about portable boomboxes and radios, but when the Walkman appeared, it made listening to music more private and opened a new era for people who like to listen to music at all. at every place

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The moment the Walkman TPS-L2 was released, many people laughed at this Sony product because it did not have the ability to record tape, but only focused entirely on the listening experience. And time proved Sony right.

The TPS-L2 Walkman provides 2 3.5mm headphone jacks, allowing users to share music space with others. Currently, only a few high-end devices have this special ability.

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Currently, the Walkman is no longer popular, its original version only appears nostalgically in movies. However, the Walkman has forever changed the way people enjoy music.

Currently, most of the mobile devices we carry have the ability to play music, store thousands of songs and connect to online music services on the Internet. Wherever we go, we can enjoy our favorite songs without disturbing anyone. It all comes from this Walkman, without Sony's idea, we might not have been able to bring music anywhere like today.

On the 40th anniversary of the first portable music player, Sony released a short video that reviewed the entire Walkman range from 1979 to the present. Please follow us.