[HN Gopher] The Walkman, Forty Years On
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The Walkman, Forty Years On
Author : kwindla
Score : 22 points
Date : 2020-07-03 22:03 UTC (56 minutes ago)
(HTM) web link (www.newyorker.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (www.newyorker.com)
| nabaraz wrote:
| Somewhat related.
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| How far are we on having wireless earpods/earphones streaming
| music directly from the satellites? No phones or internet
| required.
| mbrubeck wrote:
| Why not use FM radio?
| https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002HMH0ZC
| nabaraz wrote:
| No on-demand songs though!
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| I wonder if it is possible to broadcast every songs out there
| and have a software switch frequencies as required.
| randlet wrote:
| I don't know about where you live, but where I am in Canada
| the majority of FM radio is as bad or worse than cable
| television; constant ads, stale "radio friendly" music and
| DJ's with inane banter and making bad jokes. It's painful to
| listen to.
| the-dude wrote:
| I got myself a WM-701C [0], which was considered to be the
| pinnacle of Walkman design at the time. Incredibly thin with a
| 'remote control' in the headphone cord.
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| Mine was heavily used as I did about 20km/day on a bike ( in NL
| this is just commute + paper round, nothing special ) for quite a
| few years.
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| I had some trouble finding it, but hey on the internet everything
| exists, the Walkman Archive!
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| [0] http://www.walkman-
| archive.com/gadgets/walkman_sony_05_701c_...
| neonate wrote:
| https://archive.is/0xYH4
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