Sony retires the cassette Walkman after 30 years

Mashable.com ^ | 10-25-10 | Lauren Indvik

[Justaham]

After retiring the floppy disk in March, Sony has halted the manufacture and distribution of another now-obsolete technology: the cassette Walkman, the first low-cost, portable music player.

The final batch was shipped to Japanese retailers in April, according to IT Media. Once these units are sold, new cassette Walkmans will no longer be available through the manufacturer.

The first generation Walkman (which was called the Soundabout in the U.S., and the Stowaway in the UK) was released on July 1, 1979 in Japan.

Although it later became a huge success, it only sold 3,000 units in its first month. Sony managed to sell some 200 million iterations of the cassette Walkman over the product line's 30-year career.

[StayoutdaBushesWay]

I have to do more research myself. I believe that X record was re-released under Candix. I've seen the record sell as high as $1000.00, but as much as I need the money I can't seem to let go of it, along with some rare Beatles and Elvis stuff I have. I've also read that the X record is the holy Grail of Beach Boys collectables, but with vinyl I have a hard time trusting anyone.

[SamAdams76]

[aposiopetic]

Got my Walkman headphones right here as I type this.