On June 22, , the Sony Walkman was launched in Tokyo. Journalists were treated to an unusual press conference. They were taken to Yoyogi a major park in Tokyo and given a Walkman to wear.
According to Sony, "The journalists listened to an explanation of the Walkman in stereo, while Sony staff members carried out various demonstrations of the product. The tape the journalists were listening to asked them to look at certain demonstrations, including a young man and woman listening to a Walkman while riding on a tandem bicycle. By , total production of Walkman units reached million and over different Walkman models have been produced to date. Actively scan device characteristics for identification.
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Select personalised ads. Apply market research to generate audience insights. Measure content performance. A portable recording device known as the Pressman, which Sony marketed to reporters, was the basis for the development of the first Walkman.
Kuroki Yasuo led the development team and became known as Mr. Young engineers created it just to see if it was possible, and it was never in the product development list for the tape recorder division. This lack of planning is what makes the Walkman story so fascinating. This seems to be closest to the truth of what actually happened—or that is what I believe, at least. The development period for the Walkman was only around four months.
Even taking into account that many of the Pressman devices were adapted into products, this is an exceptionally short span for that era. The Pressman left and the first-generation Walkman were highly similar in appearance. A demonstration for reporters in Meiji Park showed how the Walkman could be used on the move. The journalists were given their own devices with cassettes of music and narration to walk around with. This explosive popularity continued into the following year.
Total sales for the first seven months amounted to , Compared with the social phenomenon the Walkman would become, however, this was just a prologue.
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