What was the name of the portable cassette player that Sony discontinued in 2010 after selling over 200 million units worldwide?
Sony Walkman
The answer was Sony Walkman. Here's the why, the decoys, and the source trail.
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The Sony Walkman, first released in 1979, revolutionized personal music by letting people carry their favorite tapes anywhere. Sony stopped producing cassette Walkmans in 2010, though the Walkman brand lives on in digital music players.
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- Sony Discman - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Sony Walkman - correct answer.
- Sony Boombox - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Sony MiniDisc - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
Sony Walkman is the one to remember. The Sony Walkman, first released in 1979, revolutionized personal music by letting people carry their favorite tapes anywhere. The original Walkman had two headphone jacks because Sony co-founder Akio Morita wanted people to listen to music together — the feature was dropped in later models.
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