01 TPS-L2 WALKMAN
It might seem odd to lead this piece with a Walkman sporting all the charm and elegance of a brick. But this music player changed everything. Although tunes had long been portable by way of transistor radios, Sony’s invention fused that convenience with the ability to listen to your own tapes.
The concept came from the company’s co-founder Masaru Ibuka. He asked for a slimmed-down take on the existing Sony
