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The Sony Walkman has just celebrated its 45th birthday, with the legendary music player first launching on July 1, 1979. It's no overstatement to say that the first model, the TPS-L2, changed the world, making music mobile and ultimately laying a path to the modern smartphone. Is it the most iconic gadget of all time? We think it is – and to celebrate, here's a collection of all the latest Walkman and cassette-themed news...

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The Sony Walkman turns 45 – is it the most iconic gadget ever?

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    The Sony Walkman turns 45 – here's why it's still the most iconic gadget of all time

    The Sony Walkman turns 45 – here's why it's still the most iconic gadget of all time

    If you show a cassette tape to almost anyone under the age of about 25 and ask them what they think it does, they’ll stare blankly back at you like …

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