Sony’s 40th anniversary Walkman features this cool party trick
September 8th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
It was 40 years ago–July 1, 1979–that Sony transformed personal music listening with the release of the first iteration of
Browsing the "Walkman" Tag
Random music news for Tuesday, June 25, 2019
June 25th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Ten years ago today, we heard that Michael Jackson died. Yes, it’s been ten years already and many have conflicted
Random music news for Thursday, August 2, 2018
August 2nd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
It was on this day in 1990 that Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. That ended poorly for everyone, of course. And
A Good Point: Is the Internet Destroying the Sense of Community Created by Music?
August 30th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
When Sony co-founder Masaru Ibuka ordered his engineers to realize his vision for a portable personal music player, he insisted that the
The AJoMT Xmas Gift Guide 2016 (Updated Often Until December 23)
November 28th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Looking for some cool music-related gift items this year? The entire staff of AJoMT is combing the Internet for the
Sony’s New Walkman Costs $3,200 US. (NOT a Typo)
September 5th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Gizmodo reports on the Sony NW-WM1Z, which is being hyped as a “Premium Walkman with High-Resolution Audio.” For that price, the
How We Went from the Walkman to the iPod
September 7th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Re/Code has excerpted a portion of a book entitled Disrupting Digital Business: Create an Authentic Experience in the Peer-to-Peer Economy by R.
Random Music News for Saturday, May 16, 2015
May 16th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Camping on the May long weekend? No thanks. Great news! Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson has been ruled cancer-free. Robin Thicke
Obsolete Technologies That Will Baffle Today’s Kids
March 24th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Back in my day, kids, we used to have one of these if we wanted to listen to our music
You’ll Never Guess What that “Suspicious Package” on a BC SeaBus Turned Out to Be
March 12th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
The SeaBus terminal in North Vancouver went into full freak-out mode Tuesday evening. Someone had spotted a “package” that seemed
Eight Ideas That Changed the Music of the Western World
January 15th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
I love learning why things are the way they are. In the case of the music we listen to today,
An MP3 Player So Waterproof It Comes Packaged in a Bottle of Water
February 12th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
Standalone MP3 players aren’t selling the way they used to since most of us now use our phones for listening
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