The story of Sony: from repair shop to revolution, how Walkman inventor changed music listening and, with PlayStation, home entertainment

Sony was founded in 1946 and changed music listening and video gaming with its invention of the Walkman and PlayStation. But it has not always been plain sailing for the Japanese electronics giant.
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Malia Verniolle was almost eight years old when her father gave her a gadget she says changed her life in a number of ways. She also recalls that the earliest incarnation of the Sony Walkman had a nasty habit of trapping her fingers in its spring-loaded door for cassette tapes.

Walkman Turns 40 Today: How Listening to Music Changed Over the Years

Walkman Turns 40 Today: How Listening to Music Changed Over the Years

40 Years Ago, Sony's Walkman Changed Music Listening

Walkman Turns 40 Today: How Listening to Music Changed Over the Years

How is it possible that I bought a Sony portable (handheld) cassette player in Fort Jacksons PX in 1975 when the Walkman didn't come out according to Sony history until 1979? I