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July 1, 1979: Sony Walkman Introduced
Sony
Sony introduced the Walkman, the first portable audio cassette player. It would remain the coolest music gadget on earth until about 1990 when the Discman became the coolest gadget on earth. Owning one after the iPod launched in 2001, however, became terminally uncool.
