Can you recognize this?
By Toni
@toniganzon (72279)
Philippines
July 19, 2023 5:56pm CST
I'm not sure people born in the 21st century can recognize this device.
I never owned a Sony Walkman. But I sure did have a lot of cassette tapes of my favorite band and singers. I have lost all of them though.
Sony walkman was quite expensive those days and I'm not one who listened to music anywhere and everywhere. And my mother thought it was impractical. My father agreed.
The very first mp3 I owned though was an Apple iPod shuffle. It's white, no screen, a small stick with circular buttons. It was the cheapest among the iPods in 2005. I don't know why I had it when I rarely used it.
17 people like this
16 responses
@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
20 Jul
I remember the Discman! It was also quite popular back then.
1 person likes this
@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
24 Jul
@May2k8 Is Salon a brand name of that component sound system? We call it component.
1 person likes this
@rsa101 (37969)
• Philippines
20 Jul
That is true anyone having those were popular at that time and I also wanted one but I didn't have the chance to have one. I remember my older sister had one but it was not Sony so I borrow from her from time to time but I never had the chance to own one.
1 person likes this
@rsa101 (37969)
• Philippines
20 Jul
@toniganzon I see many of the generations of today might not recognize that anymore especially the cassette tape they may recognize the earphones since they are still used today. But the player will be alien to them.
1 person likes this
@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
20 Jul
Even the non Sony one, we never owned. We just weren't into that thing then. So I never really wanted one.
2 people like this
@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
20 Jul
@rsa101 Yep! The headphones are quite popular for the young ones. The millennial always have them covering their ears or are just on their neck. Especially the huge ones. My son isn't a fan of those though. He uses the Apple AirPods Pro.
1 person likes this
@moffittjc (118757)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Jul
I had a Sony Walkman back in the day! I loved that thing, and I took it everywhere. My parents should have invested money in the stock of battery companies, as they probably would have been rich, since I went through so many batteries listening to music all the time!
I bought my first iPod in 2006. I still have it, and it still works!
1 person likes this
@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
20 Jul
I don't have an idea where the Apple iPod shuffle is now. I think I gave it away.
1 person likes this
@moffittjc (118757)
• Gainesville, Florida
20 Jul
@toniganzon I still have every version of the iPhone I've ever had as well. I also still have my Blackberry, an LG phone, and a Nokia phone. I have no idea why I save them, but there are all in a box in my closet.
1 person likes this
@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
20 Jul
@moffittjc Yeah I think you've mentioned that to me. I've given away my old phones.
Not sure why you're keeping them. You can give them back to apple for recycling.
1 person likes this
@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
24 Jul
@TheHorse True. Young people used it when they didn't want to be bothered.
@TheHorse (207411)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Jul
@toniganzon To me, they were the beginning of the end. People could walk down the street oblivious to each other.
1 person likes this
@grantward7 (338)
• Indonesia
20 Jul
The last time I used this on the late '90s. Right now my problem on using sony walkman was a battery consumptions. It was very nostalgic thing to remember.
1 person likes this
@GoAskAlice (5812)
•
20 Jul
Hello @grantward7 and welcome to myLot, a site for original content written by you. The first thing you should do when you get a chance is to follow the link I have provided to read the site FAQ and Guideline pages so you can become familiar with them.
Links to earning information can also be found at the same place.
I hope you enjoy your time here.
1 person likes this
@grantward7 (338)
• Indonesia
21 Jul
@toniganzon i still have it. In a drawer next to my bedroom. But unfortunately, the headphone broken a long time ago.
1 person likes this
@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
20 Jul
I thought they were cool too but just not cool enough for me to own. So didn't bother with it then.
1 person likes this
@much2say (53942)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Jul
I had one similar to this! I don't think I bought it for myself though. I'd rather listen to my boom box or tape recorder (which was way older). But this came handy when I needed music to myself when skating . . . back in the days when people were using cassette tapes of course. After a CD player, I don't think I ever bought any other latest music player!
1 person likes this
@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
20 Jul
Same with me. I prefer listening to our player with huge speakers. I had collected a lot of CD's as well and some of my friends owned a Discman. But really not my thing.
1 person likes this
@much2say (53942)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Jul
@toniganzon Yes - I like to hear the music all around - not so much directly into my ears. I had one of those CD players that had the tape/radio . . . I don't think I had the Discman.
1 person likes this
@RebeccasFarm (86955)
• United States
22 Jul
My son had one of those and all other stuff too. I never did.
1 person likes this
@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
24 Jul
Yeah it wasn't my thing as well. Even my siblings didn't have those.
1 person likes this
@LadyDuck (460148)
• Switzerland
21 Jul
@toniganzon I never had interest to have one, but I also have a lot of cassette tapes.
1 person likes this
@kobesbuddy (75067)
• East Tawas, Michigan
19 Jul
I remember the walkman, but never owned one. My neighbor did, she liked it. We still listen to cassette tapes, Jay bought a used cassette player not long ago.
1 person likes this
@pitsipeahie (4407)
•
20 Jul
Yap, I own one of those! Loved it so much back then. Its very nostalgic to remember these things including those cassette tapes.
1 person likes this
@Kawasaki01 (659)
•
27 Jul
I have seen those things in guardians of galaxy movie
1 person likes this
@LindaOHio (158225)
• United States
20 Jul
I never had a Walkman; but I have loads of cassette tapes. Enjoy your day.
