At the apex of the Walkman craze, 1987 to ’97, the number of people who reported that they walked for exercise rose by 30 percent. ioulex In 1979, when Sony introduced the Walkman—a 14-ounce ...

Not so for MiniDisc enthusiasts, many of whom still use a MiniDisc deck at home and a MiniDisc Walkman on the go. Unfortunately, high-end headphones these days often come with Bluetooth ...

Enter the boom box and the Walkman. On Oct. 25, 1981, the Sunday Herald-American looked at these two exciting new choices and how they had changed the way we listened to our favorite tunes.