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Sony Walkman turns 30 years old

Sony's music player has beaten Dolby sound, compact discs and the ubiquitous iPod to come top of the list of "ten most important musical innovations of the last 50 years" published by T3 magazine.

Its victory comes in the week that the Walkman celebrated its 30th birthday.

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Kat Hannaford
Tech Journalist for T3

“It changed the way we access music, changed how often we could access music, and changed a generation.”

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“Sony's Walkman brought the idea of playing cassettes to the masses. Not only did many-a-Walkman have cassette players, AM/FM dials, and dual headphone jacks, they also had cool features like auto-reverse, play, and record.”

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Katie Couric
Journalist / TV Personality

“When the Sony Walkman was first introduced on this day in 1979, its creators were skeptical that it would generate revenue...What it did was start a revolution.”

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Melissa J. Perenson
Senior Editor for PC World

“Thing is, the Walkman encapsulated more than just mobile music. It represented the possibilities of what we could take with us. And how we could capitalize on mashup music.”

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