Sony Reader Walkman

Alexander Turcic · 01-08-2007, 05:06 AM

Remember the Walkman, Sony's popular brand? Once it was so powerful that it was synonymously used to refer to any portable music device. And if we read the minds of Sony's people right, they are planning to achieve the same for the Reader among e-readers. Gizmodo, who is reporting live from the Sony press event @ CES 2007, has this tiny, yet interesting bit of remark:

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5:17: Now the portable media guy is here. He's digging out their UMPCs, Vaios, and Sony Reader ("the Walkman of the written word").

yokos · 01-08-2007, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Alexander Turcic

Remember the Walkman, Sony's popular brand? Once it was so powerful that it was synonymously used to refer to any portable music device.

Yes, I rembember of course. I have a still working MD Walkman MZ-R50 which was manufactured in '98 - with a maximum playtime of 80 min on 1 MD.

Nightwing · 01-08-2007, 11:37 AM

I remember listing to the roll out for MD at Summer CES back in the mid 90's. And the comment that No will not use for data storage... WHick they did by around 97 I think.

Glad they are talking about it.

NatCh · 01-08-2007, 12:03 PM

Heh, I think I've still got a cassette Walkman from the mid '80s somewhere.

Nightwing · 01-08-2007, 12:15 PM

Think I can beat you.

The Apollo Astronauts took the predecessor to the Walkman with them. Sony actually sold I think in limited quantity. I have one that Father brought back in 1971.

If want can post pix of it. Its all aluminum.

Alexander Turcic · 01-08-2007, 12:40 PM

My first Sony Walkman was yellow, thick, and supposedly waterproof. It was actually a prototype which never made it into stores. This must have been like 20 years ago

NatCh · 01-08-2007, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Nightwing

If want can post pix of it. Its all aluminum.

That would be seriously nifty.

Nightwing · 01-08-2007, 12:48 PM

Will have shortly...

Nightwing · 01-08-2007, 01:21 PM

Here it is:

And the gallery of full size pictures...

http://nightwing.smugmug.com/gallery...27/1/121929713

They made around 36,000 of the TC-50.
http://translate.google.com/translat...lr%3D%26sa%3DX

PS: I remember that Sony was always big on service manuals. Could there be one for the Reader? ^_^

NatCh · 01-08-2007, 01:30 PM

Oh, you meant shortly!

That's classic, Nightwing. Thanks!

Nightwing · 01-08-2007, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by NatCh

Oh, you meant shortly!

That's classic, Nightwing. Thanks!

Welcome...

When I get back off of some calls. Will shoot it next to the reader.

yvanleterrible · 01-08-2007, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Nightwing

Welcome...

When I get back off of some calls. Will shoot it next to the reader.

Gees! And I thought my circa 1978 one was old! It's in the dump somewhere!

diabloNL · 01-08-2007, 06:49 PM

I'm the proud owner of one of these:

Sony Walkman DD33 Quartz

Only the best Walkman they ever made.

DougFNJ · 01-08-2007, 07:44 PM

Wow, you guys have me going back to the 80's. When I was 16 and working, I wanted the best of the newest in music players. I went into Service Merchandise and purchased the Sony Walkman WM-F100 which at the time was the most portable high tech walkman available. It was rechargable, had an EQ on the front, and was a little bigger than a cassette. It also included an attachment for the bottom to piggyback a AA battery for more time. It also came with a case, I loved that walkman. found some photos of it on the internet.

memobug · 01-12-2007, 03:05 AM

Anyone else remember the ads in the back of Stereo Review in the late 70's with the great products from some guy named "Drew" who explained how he wasn't normally inclined to promote this or that item but when it crossed his desk the sensational sound quality literally BLEW HIM AWAY?

01-08-2007, 07:44 PM	#14
DougFNJ Avid Reader Posts: 273 Karma: 1332 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Jersey Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature, 2TB iPad Pro 11”	Wow, you guys have me going back to the 80's. When I was 16 and working, I wanted the best of the newest in music players. I went into Service Merchandise and purchased the Sony Walkman WM-F100 which at the time was the most portable high tech walkman available. It was rechargable, had an EQ on the front, and was a little bigger than a cassette. It also included an attachment for the bottom to piggyback a AA battery for more time. It also came with a case, I loved that walkman. found some photos of it on the internet. Attached Thumbnails

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memobug Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 46 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Silicon Valley Device: PRS-500/PRS-505/Kindle DX/iPhone 3G	knockoff Walkmans... Anyone else remember the ads in the back of Stereo Review in the late 70's with the great products from some guy named "Drew" who explained how he wasn't normally inclined to promote this or that item but when it crossed his desk the sensational sound quality literally BLEW HIM AWAY?

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