Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,924,084,946 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Walkman
(redirected from Soundabout)

    Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
Walkman
A brand of portable audio players and recorders from Sony. In 1979, Sony introduced the first Walkman, an audio cassette device that created a revolution. The tape-based Walkman was the progenitor of the portable CD player and the MP3 player. See audio cassette and Stereobelt.
Walkman
™ a small portable cassette player with light headphones


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
It also came to be termed as the Soundabout, Freestyle and Stowaway.
The Miracle of Travelling Sound - the Walkman by Roberto Sedycias / Computers and Internet community
It was therefore initially known in the US as The Soundabout, while the Australians called it `The Freestyle' and the UK preferred `The Stowaway'.
The hip sounds start here by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Byline: David Bloom About 20 years ago, a little blue and silver aluminum box from Sony called the Soundabout trickled onto the market for the first time.
DIGITAL L.A. : WALKMAN'S GREATEST STRIDE YET by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.