When the Walkman debuted 40 years ago this month, it sold for $200 — "over $700 in today’s money, as pricey as a smartphone," Smithsonian mag writes.https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/walkman-invention-40-years-ago-launched-cultural-revolution-180972552/ …
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As best i can tell, The New York Times did not cover the Walkman at all until two years after its invention, when
@NYTStyles had a piece comparing headphone people to boom box people https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1981/04/17/087747.html?pageNumber=30 …pic.twitter.com/IR2GUa4v6X
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Apparently Times style in 1981 was to use "phonograph record"? But also the plural of Walkman was Walkmans. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1981/07/29/211033.html?pageNumber=62 …pic.twitter.com/fvbDtm9UIQ
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I am extremely here for this vintage New York Times description of what a Walkman is. "Which can be worn on the belt or around the neck and provide high-quality playback through lightweight earphones."pic.twitter.com/GkjGyTWmwG
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erin mccann | Retweeted M. Ryan Murphy
More on the possible first-ever mention of the Sony Walkman in The Times archives:https://twitter.com/nytryan/status/1148600342407499776 …
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erin mccann | Retweeted Pessimists Archive
There is something almost satisfyingly predictable in our response to any new technology:https://twitter.com/PessimistsArc/status/1013790718840725504 …
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