Music's over for Sony Walkman

New York Post ^ | October 24, 2010 | HEATHER HADDON

[ConservativeStatement]

The iconic Walkman has come to the end of its run.

Sony has pulled the plug on the original portable cassette-tape player, Japanese media report.

The company made its last shipment of the cassette Walkmans to the Japanese market earlier this year -- and when they're gone from stores, they'll be finished.

Sony is outsourcing some manufacturing to a Chinese company for sales to people who still use obsolete cassette tapes.

[Grizzled Bear]

My Sansa MP3 player died in Iraq. I replaced it with a Sony device.

[rabidralph]

I have one I bought in ‘91. Works great!

[dennisw]

Dire Straits and Rollergirl.........

Great video. Always liked that tune

[Hunton Peck]

"Wonder who still has a radio with an 8 track in car? :)"

I wonder if anyone still has one of these:

......Under-dash phonograph in a 1956 DeSoto

[raccoonradio]

Had heard they tried that!

[MarkL]

I was careful to buy a MicroSD card that was listed on the Sanza compatibility list. I also got a fast card (I don’t remember what it’s called - Class 5 maybe? I don’t have it here to check.)

The only problem I’ve had was in trying to upload files to it, but it turned out to be the replacement, longer usb cable that I had gotten to make it more convenient to use.

It seems that the only way to reliably transfer big files to the Clip+ is to use the dinky, 3” cable that they included with it. I can use a longer 3’ cable for charging, or maybe transferring a few small files at a time. But whenever I need to do some serious transfers, I have to use the “official” cable, which BTW, if you lose it, you’re SOL. Sansa will NOT sell a replacement.

Mark

[WhirlwindAttack]

The other day I noticed the car next to me had a cass. player; mine, an O7, has CD. Wonder who still has a radio with an 8 track in car? :)

My 68 Camaro has a factory 8 track. I've got a ton of old tapes for it. (I do have an aftermarket remote stereo mounted with an mp-3 player too)

[bert]

.....It would be nice to have an MP 3 player with AM and FM reception.....

It exists and is called an I Phone.

The I phone incorporates an Ipod for MP3 and internet capability. To get Rush, you down load the App for your local station or WLS Chicago

It also serves up Free Republic, albeit it is hard to read.

[Fiji Hill]

The other day I noticed the car next to me had a cass. player; mine, an O7, has CD. Wonder who still has a radio with an 8 track in car? :)

Not too long ago, I had a 1973 Ford LTD with an eight track player.

I recently rented a car in Baltimore that had satellite radio. It was interesting to tune into Los Angeles traffic information while driving through the streets of Baltimore.

Most of the time, when not listening to cassettes, I listen to AM radio--Limbaugh, Larry Elder, Glenn Beck, Hannity, etc. I wish there was some way to get Internet radio in the car.