Walkman
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Walkman is Sony's iconic line of portable music players that revolutionized personal audio listening starting in the late 1970s.
Aliases (6)
- Discman ×2
- Sony TPS-L2 ×2
- CD Walkman ×1
- Network Walkman ×1
- Walkman Phone ×1
- Walkman portable music players ×1
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Walkman model
→
consumer electronics product line → portable CD player line → portable audio player brand → |
| associatedWith |
Sony Ericsson mobile phones
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| brandOwner |
Sony
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|
| competitor |
Aiwa portable players
→
Apple iPod → Panasonic portable cassette players → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Japan
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| culturalImpact |
icon of 1980s pop culture
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symbol of personal freedom and mobility → |
| hasComponent |
battery compartment
→
cassette mechanism → headphones → |
| hasFeature |
battery-powered operation
→
headphone output → portable form factor → stereo sound → |
| hasSubBrand |
CD Walkman
→
Discman → Network Walkman → Walkman Phone → |
| inception |
1979
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| introducedAsModel |
Sony TPS-L2
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|
| launchMarket |
Japan
→
United States → |
| manufacturer |
Sony
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| marketSegment |
consumer electronics
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portable audio → |
| mediaFormatSupported |
MiniDisc
→
compact cassette → compact disc → digital audio files → |
| notableFor |
changing listening habits from shared to individual
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influencing youth culture in the 1980s → popularizing portable personal music listening → |
| notableModel |
Sony NW-A series
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Sony NW-ZX series → Sony WM-2 → Sony WM-DD9 → Sony WM-FX series → |
| ownedBy |
Sony Corporation
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|
| peakPopularityPeriod |
1980s
→
1990s → |
| poweredBy |
batteries
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| productType |
MiniDisc player
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cassette recorder → digital audio player → portable CD player → portable cassette player → |
| rebrandedAs |
CD Walkman
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| releaseDate |
1979-07-01
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| replacedBy |
digital audio players
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smartphones as music devices → |
| trademarkStatus |
registered trademark
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Walkman
("Network Walkman")
→
Walkman ("Walkman Phone") → |
hasSubBrand |
|
Sony
→
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brand |
|
Electronics Products & Solutions
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brandPortfolio |
|
Sony
("Walkman portable music players")
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notableProduct |
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Discman
("CD Walkman")
→
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rebrandedAs |