A quarter-century after Sony Corp. first shipped the legendary Walkman personal stereo, the electronics giant is launching a high-tech model that aims to topple Apple Computer Inc.’s iPod as today’s ...

Can the Walkman, the product that began the portable music revolution 26 years ago, make a comeback against the explosively popular iPod? The Walkman's maker, Sony, is betting that it can. But before ...

When the Sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on-the-go -- a totally innovative idea in 1979.

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The Wall Street Journal’s technology columnist, Walter Mossberg, takes a look at Sony’s new 20GB Network Walkman NW-HD1, the first Walkman portable music device to feature a hard drive (subscription ...

AMSTERDAM--Sony unveiled its first MP3-compatible, hard-disk Walkman music player on Tuesday in an attempt to recover ground lost to Apple Computer's iPod. The world's biggest consumer electronics ...

This week marks the 30-year anniversary of the Sony Walkman. But if this is such a milestone birthday, why hasn't Sony been working the 30-years angle? Could it have something to do with Apple's quick ...

You read right. Sony’s Walkmen are selling more units than Apple’s all-powerful, all conquering iPod. In the week ending August 31st, Sony’s share of portable music player sales hit 43%. The iPod ...

Apple’s iPod touch has some serious rivals in the form of the Sony Walkman X Series and Samsung P3 PMPs. Which one stacks up as the best for music, video, and all round appeal? Read on as the Tech ...

Sony isn't the only one trying to grab sales away from Apple's iPod, the market leading portable digital music player. At least two other competitors are going on the offensive with new promotions to ...

The iPod Touch (and iPhone) may have been deemed as “the best iPod ever” by Steve Jobs himself, and Apple clearly dominates the MP3 player market. But it seems Sony thinks enough is enough, and is due ...