On the boat where I work, the company doesn't permit the wifi to extend to the factory, but a lot of people bring their phones to listen to something while they do monotonous work. If Sony made an ...

While the Walkman name is likely to conjure up flashbacks of big hair and Iron Maiden cassette mixes, Sony has made a big push in recent years to rebrand Walkman as a premium music player line that ...

Somewhere along the way, though, it became a less personal experience as I succumbed to the algorithm and listened to whatever Spotify thought I might like rather than seeking out new music on my own.

Today, billions of people have access to portable music, mostly thanks to smartphones. The world's music catalog is at our fingertips thanks to Spotify, Apple and Amazon's online store, but it's not ...

There's often quite a price premium for folks who prefer hi-res portable audio over a ubiquitous smartphone and a pair of cheap earphones. Indeed, the company who kicked off personal groove machines ...

Sony has added a new Walkman to its lineup with the launch of the new Sony Walkman NW-A306 , the device is designed to give you up to 36 hours of music playback on a single charge. Sony has said that ...

W950 ultra-stylish UMTS WALKMAN phone is a dream for mobile music lovers; 4GB storage plus high performance entertainment suite with touch screen A major addition to Sony Ericsson’s family of Walkman ...

Its casing of brushed aluminum alloy, with textured black leather embedded in the back plate, gives the unit a high-quality and sturdy feel; it weighs about half a pound. Sony says the new Walkman ...

Before smartphones there were iPods and other portable media players. But before all of them, there was the Sony Walkman, a portable cassette player that let you take your music with you. Sony’s ...

SOON AFTER its 1979 launch, Sony’s Walkman was already seen as much more than a trendy audio player. Crucially, it became an escape hatch. Whenever I cradled my Walkman as a kid, it transported me to ...

Sure, your phone plays music, but does it play music well? Those with audiophile leanings might want to take note of Sony's latest portable music players, the Walkman NW-ZX707 (above) and NW-A306. The ...

That is a good looking DAP! Another vote here for buttons as well. I’ve ripped all my CD’s to ALAC, bought some high-rez 24/96 AIFF CD’s as well, as I’m partial to my music vs. online streaming. For ...