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Sony unveils touch-screen Walkman with clearer color display

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. unveiled new touch-screen Walkman X-series digital music players on April 14. The new NW-X1000 series, which has a 3-inch clearer organic light-emitting diode display, has a string of new features including Wi-Fi wireless Internet access and a menu featuring a connection to the YouTube video streaming site.

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Sony to launch new high-end Walkman music player next month

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Sony Corp.'s new high-end Walkman portable music player model featuring "high-resolution" sound. Sony said on Jan. 15, 2015, it will begin selling the NW-ZX2 model, which has a new frame using copper sheet and aluminum, and controls sound distortion owing to improved circuits, on Feb. 14 with a price tag of around 130,000 yen.

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High-resolution sound available with Sony's new 'Walkman'

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. announces in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2014, the launch of a new model of its portable audio player "Walkman" offering higher resolution and better sound quality than CDs.

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Sony's new Walkman series

TOKYO, Japan - Singer Kana Nishino holds Sony Corp.'s "F" series Walkman in Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2012. Nishino met the press to announce the sale of the "F" series Walkman featuring high-quality sound in Japan on Oct. 20.

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Sony's Hatsune Miku limited-edition Walkman

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Sony Corp.'s Walkman portable music player with popular virtual idol Hatsune Miku etched on the back commemorating her fifth "birthday." Sony said on Aug. 3, 2012, that it will release in mid-August the limited edition. Online orders for 3,939 units of the model have been finished as being fully booked, according to the company the same day.

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Sony to launch Android-based Walkman

TOKYO, Japan - Singer Kana Nishino holds Sony Corp.'s ''S'' series Walkman in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2011. Sony said the same day it will launch the Android-based, smartphone-like ''Z'' series Walkman (L) in Japan in December.

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Sony to launch Android-based Walkman

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Sony Corp.'s flagship ''Z'' series Android-based Walkman. Sony said on Sept. 13, 2011, it will launch the smartphone-like Walkman in Japan in December.

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Sony unveils new Walkman

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. unveils its new models of Walkman portable digital music players which are equipped with noise canceling function in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2010. The new series will hit the market from October 2010.

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Sony unveils digital music player capable of displaying lyrics

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. President Howard Stringer shows off in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2009, one of 12 new models of the company's Walkman portable digital music player capable of displaying the lyrics of songs downloaded from online music libraries. He said at a news conference that the new Walkman players will help the company beat rivals in Sony's ''home ground'' of Japan and pave the way for Sony to secure a greater share of the global market, currently dominated by iPod music players produced by Apple Inc. of the United States.

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Sony unveils digital music player capable of displaying lyrics

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows one of 12 new models of Sony Corp.'s Walkman portable digital music player capable of displaying the lyrics of songs downloaded from online music libraries which it unveiled on Sept. 16, 2009, in Tokyo. Sony said purchasers of the new Walkman players, which will hit store shelves in Japan on or after Oct. 10, will be able to download songs from both the Mora and iTunes online digital music sites and lyrics from the ''kashipita'' site of SyncPower Corp., a new Sony ally.

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Sony to release new digital Walkman music players, stereo sets

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. will start releasing on Oct. 21 five types of new digital Walkman music players and three types of component stereos that enable music to be download from an online service without the need to use a personal computer. The features of the new Walkman models include reduced distortion of low-pitch sounds and improved functions to reduce exterior noise levels.

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KDDI to sell Sony's Walkman brand mobile phone next month

TOKYO, Japan - KDDI Corp. will launch Sony Corp.'s Walkman brand mobile phone (photo) that can be used as a music player in Japan by the end of June, the company said on May 22. The new phone can play music for 30 hours on a single charge as it utilizes Sony's portable music player technology. Developed by KDDI and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, the handset can store up to about 630 songs.

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Sony to slash 6,000 jobs overseas, 4,000 in Japan by March 2008

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman and group Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer (L) and President Ryoji Chubachi hold up the company's new Walkman digital music devices during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 22. They announced a sweeping management shakeup, including cutting 10,000 jobs worldwide.

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Sony unveils new Walkman that 'evolves' to suit users' taste

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. said Sept. 8 it will release five new palm-size digital Walkman models that ''evolves'' in accordance with listeners' preference of music. The new Walkman A series, to be put on the Japanese market Nov. 19, is equipped with functions to learn users' taste in music. The five new models, including a 20-gigabyte one capable of storing up to 13,000 songs, are expected to be available for 30,000 to 35,000 yen.

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Sony to release digital Walkman with built-in hard disk

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. said July 1 it will put its new Walkman NW-HD1, capable of storing up to 1,300 songs, on the Japanese market on July 10 to pave the way for global sales. Containing a 20-gigabyte hard disk, the NW-HD1 can store the equivalent of 900 compact discs and run up to 30 hours on a single charge of its battery. It can be hooked up to a personal computer to download music.

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Sony to sell commemorative Walkman

Sony Corp. will put on sale a new Walkman portable cassette player in July to mark the 20th anniversary of its first model. The photo shows the first model (L), released in 1979, and the upcoming model (R) to be marketed from July 1.

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Concerns Grow About Children Viewing Squid Game

A young girl watches an episode of Squid Game on October 16, 2021 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The dystopian South Korean drama Squid Game has become Netflixs most popular series yet, drawing 111 million fans since its debut less than four weeks ago. Pupils as young as six have been acting out games from violent Netflix thriller Squid Game, teachers have warned in UK. Schools around England have warned parents to check their device settings amid multiple reports of children viewing the smash-hit show. The South Korean series features characters competing in a series of games where failure results in death. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Concerns Grow About Children Viewing Squid Game

A young girl watches an episode of Squid Game on October 16, 2021 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The dystopian South Korean drama Squid Game has become Netflixs most popular series yet, drawing 111 million fans since its debut less than four weeks ago. Pupils as young as six have been acting out games from violent Netflix thriller Squid Game, teachers have warned in UK. Schools around England have warned parents to check their device settings amid multiple reports of children viewing the smash-hit show. The South Korean series features characters competing in a series of games where failure results in death. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Concerns Grow About Children Viewing Squid Game

A young girl watches an episode of Squid Game on October 16, 2021 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The dystopian South Korean drama Squid Game has become Netflixs most popular series yet, drawing 111 million fans since its debut less than four weeks ago. Pupils as young as six have been acting out games from violent Netflix thriller Squid Game, teachers have warned in UK. Schools around England have warned parents to check their device settings amid multiple reports of children viewing the smash-hit show. The South Korean series features characters competing in a series of games where failure results in death. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Concerns Grow About Children Viewing Squid Game

A young girl watches an episode of Squid Game on October 16, 2021 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The dystopian South Korean drama Squid Game has become Netflixs most popular series yet, drawing 111 million fans since its debut less than four weeks ago. Pupils as young as six have been acting out games from violent Netflix thriller Squid Game, teachers have warned in UK. Schools around England have warned parents to check their device settings amid multiple reports of children viewing the smash-hit show. The South Korean series features characters competing in a series of games where failure results in death. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Concerns Grow About Children Viewing Squid Game

A young girl watches an episode of Squid Game on October 16, 2021 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The dystopian South Korean drama Squid Game has become Netflixs most popular series yet, drawing 111 million fans since its debut less than four weeks ago. Pupils as young as six have been acting out games from violent Netflix thriller Squid Game, teachers have warned in UK. Schools around England have warned parents to check their device settings amid multiple reports of children viewing the smash-hit show. The South Korean series features characters competing in a series of games where failure results in death. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sony logo

Sony, SONY, audio, audiovisual, AV, game, PlayStation, PlayStation game, image sensor, image sensor, Walkman, digital camera, digital camera, company, sign, logo, logo mark = 2019 (Heisei 31) February 28, 2019, CP+ (CP Plus) 2019 venue, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Sony's headquarters

Exterior view of Sony's headquarters in Minato Ward, Tokyo, Japan, March 22, 2019; Credit: The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo Images

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Sony's headquarters

Exterior view of Sony's headquarters in Minato Ward, Tokyo, Japan, March 22, 2019; Credit: The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo Images

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Sony's headquarters

Exterior view of Sony's headquarters in Minato Ward, Tokyo, Japan, March 22, 2019; Credit: The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo Images

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Sony to slash 6,000 jobs overseas, 4,000 in Japan by March 2008

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman and group Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer (L) and President Ryoji Chubachi hold up the company's new Walkman digital music devices during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 22. They announced a sweeping management shakeup, including cutting 10,000 jobs worldwide. (Kyodo)

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Dead Like Me (2003)

Ellen Muth Characters: Georgia 'George' Lass Television: Dead Like Me (2003) Walkman 27 June 2003 Date: 27 June 2003

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8 Mile (2002)

Eminem Characters: Jimmy 'B-Rabbit' Smith Film: 8 Mile (USA/DE 2002) / Marshall Bruce Mathers Iii Director: Curtis Hanson 08 September 2002 Date: 08 September 2002

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Sony to market new high-fidelity Walkmana, headphones

Sony Corp. unveils a new range of headphones and high-fidelity Walkman audio players during a presentation in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2015. On Oct. 10, Sony will put on the market four types of new Walkman priced at 25,000 to 46,000 yen, and headphones -- both over-the-head and in-ear style headphones -- costing 11,000 to 23,000 yen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sony unveils new Walkman that 'evolves' to suit users' taste

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. said Sept. 8 it will release five new palm-size digital Walkman models that ''evolves'' in accordance with listeners' preference of music. The new Walkman A series, to be put on the Japanese market Nov. 19, is equipped with functions to learn users' taste in music. The five new models, including a 20-gigabyte one capable of storing up to 13,000 songs, are expected to be available for 30,000 to 35,000 yen. (Kyodo)

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Sony unveils digital music player capable of displaying lyrics

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. President Howard Stringer shows off in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2009, one of 12 new models of the company's Walkman portable digital music player capable of displaying the lyrics of songs downloaded from online music libraries. He said at a news conference that the new Walkman players will help the company beat rivals in Sony's ''home ground'' of Japan and pave the way for Sony to secure a greater share of the global market, currently dominated by iPod music players produced by Apple Inc. of the United States. (Kyodo)

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Sony unveils digital music player capable of displaying lyrics

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows one of 12 new models of Sony Corp.'s Walkman portable digital music player capable of displaying the lyrics of songs downloaded from online music libraries which it unveiled on Sept. 16, 2009, in Tokyo. Sony said purchasers of the new Walkman players, which will hit store shelves in Japan on or after Oct. 10, will be able to download songs from both the Mora and iTunes online digital music sites and lyrics from the ''kashipita'' site of SyncPower Corp., a new Sony ally. (Kyodo)

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KDDI to sell Sony's Walkman brand mobile phone next month

TOKYO, Japan - KDDI Corp. will launch Sony Corp.'s Walkman brand mobile phone (photo) that can be used as a music player in Japan by the end of June, the company said on May 22. The new phone can play music for 30 hours on a single charge as it utilizes Sony's portable music player technology. Developed by KDDI and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, the handset can store up to about 630 songs. (Kyodo)

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Sony unveils touch-screen Walkman with clearer color display

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. unveiled new touch-screen Walkman X-series digital music players on April 14. The new NW-X1000 series, which has a 3-inch clearer organic light-emitting diode display, has a string of new features including Wi-Fi wireless Internet access and a menu featuring a connection to the YouTube video streaming site. (Kyodo)

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Sony to release new digital Walkman music players, stereo sets

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. will start releasing on Oct. 21 five types of new digital Walkman music players and three types of component stereos that enable music to be download from an online service without the need to use a personal computer. The features of the new Walkman models include reduced distortion of low-pitch sounds and improved functions to reduce exterior noise levels. (Kyodo)

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Sony unveils new Walkman

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. unveils its new models of Walkman portable digital music players which are equipped with noise canceling function in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2010. The new series will hit the market from October 2010. (Kyodo)

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Sony to launch Android-based Walkman

TOKYO, Japan - Singer Kana Nishino holds Sony Corp.'s ''S'' series Walkman in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2011. Sony said the same day it will launch the Android-based, smartphone-like ''Z'' series Walkman (L) in Japan in December. (Kyodo)

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Sony to launch Android-based Walkman

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Sony Corp.'s flagship ''Z'' series Android-based Walkman. Sony said on Sept. 13, 2011, it will launch the smartphone-like Walkman in Japan in December. (Kyodo)

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Sony to launch new high-end Walkman music player next month

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Sony Corp.'s new high-end Walkman portable music player model featuring "high-resolution" sound. Sony said on Jan. 15, 2015, it will begin selling the NW-ZX2 model, which has a new frame using copper sheet and aluminum, and controls sound distortion owing to improved circuits, on Feb. 14 with a price tag of around 130,000 yen. (Kyodo)

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Sony holds 40th anniv. event for iconic Walkman music player

Sony Corp. kicks off on July 1, 2019, a two-month long exhibition at Ginza Sony Park in Tokyo celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Walkman, showcasing various models of the iconic portable music player. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sony holds 40th anniv. event for iconic Walkman music player

Photo taken on July 1, 2019, shows Sony Corp.'s first Walkman, displayed at a two-month long exhibition from the same day at Ginza Sony Park to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the iconic portable music player. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sony holds 40th anniv. event for iconic Walkman music player

Sony Corp. kicks off on July 1, 2019, a two-month long exhibition at Ginza Sony Park in Tokyo celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Walkman, showcasing various models of the iconic portable music player. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sony Marketing to sell earphone Walkman

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an earphone Walkman that Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc. will begin selling on April 21. The 95-gram NW-E8P features all the functions of a music player. Users will use software included with the Walkman to download music files from personal computers.

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Sony to sell commemorative Walkman

Sony Corp. will put on sale a new Walkman portable cassette player in July to mark the 20th anniversary of its first model. The photo shows the first model (L), released in 1979, and the upcoming model (R) to be marketed from July 1.

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Sony to sell commemorative Walkman

Sony Corp. will put on sale a new Walkman portable cassette player in July to mark the 20th anniversary of its first model. The photo shows the first model (L), released in 1979, and the upcoming model (R) to be marketed from July 1.