For most people, MiniDisc is just one of countless media formats that became obsolete when music went online. Not so for MiniDisc enthusiasts, many of whom still use a MiniDisc deck at home and a ...

Sony has taken the decision to stop manufacturing the MiniDisc Walkman, a product which first appeared on the market back in 1992. A report by Nikkei on Friday said that shipments would cease this ...

After discontinuing the production of cassette Walkmans last year, Sony is now about to kill another one of their original inventions: the MiniDisc Walkman. And as Japanese business daily The Nikkei ...

The MiniDisc Walkman first hit the market in Japan in 1992 (the first cassette Walkman came out in 1979). Sony sold 22m MiniDiscs through March this year, but the device never really took off outside ...

For most people, MiniDisc is just one of countless media formats that became obsolete when music went online. Not so for MiniDisc enthusiasts, many of whom still use a MiniDisc deck at home and a ...

The news comes less than a year after the electronics manufacturer stopped production of its cassette Walkmans. The MiniDisc Walkman was developed by Sony to be more compact than portable CD players ...

LAS VEGAS (CES Booth #N109), Jan. 7, 2004 -Taking the MiniDisc™ a big step forward, Sony today announced its new Hi-MD™ Walkman® digital music players. With Hi-MD technology, users can record up to 45 ...

Sony Corp. has announced that it is to discontinue the domestic distribution of Walkman players for the MiniDisc in September and the Hi-MD disc the following year, the format becoming the latest to ...

In today’s world, smartphones are the go-to devices for remote music listening. But decades ago, the iconic Sony Walkman was the preferred choice for listening through headphones to music on walks, ...

Stack of old music devices; Sony Atrac3Plus Car Ready CD Walkman, Sharp MD-MT161 MiniDisc Portable Recorder, Creative Zen DAP-HD0014 MP3 Player and Apple iPod 3rd Generation MP3 Player. In the same ...

In 1992, when the quirky new music format was introduced, Sony could do no wrong in consumer electronics In 1992, when the quirky new music format was introduced, Sony could do no wrong in consumer ...