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Walkman

Walkman (Japanese: ウォークマン, Hepburn: Wōkuman) is a brand of portable audio players manufactured by Sony since 1979. It was originally introduced as a portable cassette player and later expanded to include a range of portable audio products. Since 2011, the brand has referred exclusively to digital flash memory players.

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History of the cassette Walkman

Masaru IbukaAkio MoritaThe SunThe Daily TelegraphCompact Cassette
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Discman, MiniDisc, and digital Walkman

Digital Audio TapeVideo8Sony XperiaMusicDigital audio players
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Impact and legacy

TimeThe VergeOxford English DictionaryAerobicsAiwa
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Portable radio receivers

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Lifespan
1 July 1979 – present
Manufacturer
Sony
Related
List of Sony Walkman products
Type
Portable audio players and recorders
Units sold
385 million (all editions, as of 31 March 2009)

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History of the cassette Walkman

Portable radio receivers

Discman, MiniDisc, and digital Walkman

Impact and legacy

Current range

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Walkman

Nodes100
Edges99
Triples120
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02
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Walkman

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related to Digital players (1999–present) · 25
Walkman → Additionally, ATRAC, DAP, December, In, It, Memory Stick, Most, MP3, MS Walkman, Network, Network Walkman, On, OpenMG, Since, Sony, Sony BMG, Sony Ericsson, Sony's, The
related to history · 25
Walkman → After, Akio Morita, Arise, August, British, Dutch, English, In, In February, In March, Japanese, July, Masaru Ibuka, Morita, November, October, Philips, Pressman, Sir Sony Walkman, Sony
has impact · 15
Walkman → AA, According, Aiwa, Between, Culturally, In, Millions, Other, Oxford English Dictionary, Panasonic, The Verge, The Walkman, Time, Toshiba, Walkman's
related to Discman, MiniDisc, and digital Walkman · 14
Walkman → After, CD, CD Walkman, DAT, DAT Walkman, Digital Audio Tape, Discman, Earlier, MD Walkman, MiniDisc, Sony, Video Walkman, Video8, With
related to Marketing · 10
Walkman → Having, Japanese-ness, Potential, Prior, Sony, The, This, Tokyo, Walk-men, Walk-women
related to Current range · 5
Walkman → Below, Network, NW, The, Walkman-branded
related to Portable radio receivers · 4
Walkman → But, Sony, Sports Walkman, SRF-37
see also · 3
Walkman → DiscmanList, PortableSony WatchmanStereobeltWalkman, Sony Walkman
Lifespan · 1
Walkman → 1 July 1979 – present
Manufacturer · 1
Walkman → Sony

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sony portable also players cassette first music audio products digital model released range sales sold used market compact models personal

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WalkmanLifespan1 July 1979 – present1.00infobox
WalkmanManufacturerSony1.00infobox
WalkmanRelatedList of Sony Walkman products1.00infobox
WalkmanTypePortable audio players and recorders1.00infobox
WalkmanUnits sold385 million (all editions, as of 31 March 2009)1.00infobox
aerobicsinstance ofIt influenced popular culture by promoting individualized music consumption and supporting activities0.80text
mobile phonesinstance ofas Apple's iPod range gained widespread popularity and limited international Walkman sales.The Walkman’s influence on consumer electronics has been compared to later devices0.80text
personal computersinstance ofas Apple's iPod range gained widespread popularity and limited international Walkman sales.The Walkman’s influence on consumer electronics has been compared to later devices0.80text
Creativeinstance ofThe Network Walkman for several years had paltry market share and had also been struggling against numerous other rivals0.80text
Rioinstance ofThe Network Walkman for several years had paltry market share and had also been struggling against numerous other rivals0.80text
Mpioinstance ofThe Network Walkman for several years had paltry market share and had also been struggling against numerous other rivals0.80text
iRiverinstance ofThe Network Walkman for several years had paltry market share and had also been struggling against numerous other rivals0.80text

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