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Kid swaps iPod for 30 year old Walkman
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... "It took me three days to figure out that there was another side to the tape. ... I managed to create an impromptu shuffle feature simply by holding down "rewind" and releasing it randomly - effective, if a little laboured." ...
One of our interns makes it big by carrying a Walkman for a week
CrunchGear —
... Wee Scott Campbell of Aberdeen, Scotland is 13 years old and sent us an email last week asking if he could write for us. He’s been doing pieces here and there but clearly what he lacks in physical age he makes up for in chutzpah. And so, much to my surprise, I wake up this morning to discover young Campbell on BBC comparing an iPod to a Walkman with his mum and generally impressing the heck out of us. ...
13 Year Old Uses Walkman for a Week. Result: Embarrassment
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... quality (we’d disagree — even a tape sounds better than the average MP3), and capacity (twelve tracks in your pocket!).
Scott had some operational troubles, too: “It took me three days to figure out that there was another side to the tape.” The ultimate insult comes at the end, though:
Did my dad, Alan, really ever think this was a credible piece of technology?
Ouch!
Giving up my iPod for a Walkman [BBC via BBG]
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13-year-old trades iPod for Walkman, reports on mysterious ancient artifact
Engadget —
... If you want to get an idea of just how fast technology moves, a brilliant piece from the BBC should help light the way. The setup is simple enough: 13-year-old Scott Campbell is given a Walkman and told by his dad that it was "the iPod of his day" -- and ...
When a 13-year-old From 2009 Uses a Walkman For a Week [Walkman]
Gizmodo —
... But in the end, which did he like better: his Walkman or his iPod? The iPod, of course, except for the fact that the Walkman had two headphone ports for easy music sharing. [BBC via ...
On loving the Walkman for what it was, and the iPod for what it is
Core77 —
If you haven't yet stumbled across it on BBC News, Engadget or the discussion boards here on Core77, there's a great little article making the rounds today, in which 13-year-old Scott Campbell is asked to give his opinions on the very Walkman his dad once toted (or hauled, if you want to be honest about the size of those early ones).
Besides the obvious entertainment value of hearing a (surprisingly eloquent) youngster discover how to flip a tape over, and "shuffle" tracks by randomly releasing the rewind button, there's some ...
Sony Walkman Turns 30, Feels A Bit Overweight
Retro Thing —
... original headphones weighed a mere 45 grams. Prior to that, hi-fi headphones were bulky, heavy devices ill suited to jogging or riding the train. Their arrival was a critical and frequently overlooked part of the Walkman's immense success throughout the early 1980s, especially when you realize that the Compact Cassette had been on the market for 15 years before the Walkman set sales on fire. Walkman 20th Anniversary Press Release from 1999 (oh, how far we've come...) Giving up my iPod for a Walkman [thanks, Gio and Retroandy ...
The 404 377: Where Wilson needs a haircut
Crave: The gadget blog —
... . Most of the picks are no-brainers, but there are a few surprises in there including Frogger for PS1 coming in at #46. Did people really pay money to buy FROGGER on a DISC?! Scary to think about now. Next, we launch into a story about 13-year old Scott Campbell swapping his Apple iPod for the original Sony Walkman. Fresh on the heels of the gadget's ...
Sony Walkman turns 30
Gizmos for Geeks —
... For an amusing, and still insightful, piece on how far technology has taken us, you read Scott Campbell’s (13 years old) review of a Sony Walkman. ...
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