They say that a product is a success when it reaches the point when people use the brand name to describe the object instead of the name of the object itself. In short, a product is a success when it becomes a household name. One such product is Apple's iPod. This sleek gadget from Apple will let you listen to gigabytes upon gigabytes of music downloaded from Apple's iTunes store.
Before the iPod, however, there is one brand name that really caught people's attention. In fact, that name is still used by its manufacturer to label its latest look. It's Sony's Walkman.
It was the year 1979 when the first Walkman went on sale in Japan. Back then, it only used to play cassettes, the then-standard medium of memory storage. The very first model did not have the record function; everything was playback. Why it was called 'Walkman' was obvious: it lets you listen to music wherever you are. It revolutionized the way people listened to music as it allowed them to carry whatever music they please to listen to with them. Say no more to radio players that tell you what music will you listen to.
Walkman was never out of the running. Cassettes are gone, but the Walkman is still here to give you music, now in mp3 form. And there's an additional bonus, too, because the new Walkman does not just let you listen to music, it lets you play videos and see photos as well.
What's its name again? It's the Sony Walkman MP3 Player with Video.
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