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What Sony cassette player, launched in 1979, helped popularize listening to music through headphones on the go?
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Walkman
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Sony launched the Walkman TPS-L2 in Japan on July 1, 1979. It was designed as a small playback-only stereo cassette player. Its success helped turn headphone listening into an everyday habit.
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