The Sony Walkman, released in 1979, was not technically the first portable music player ever created, but it was the groundbreaking product that brought music on the go to the mainstream global market. Its release in the US and UK in 1980 under names like "Soundabout" quickly made it an iconic and massively popular symbol of 1980s culture. Credit: Sony | History In Pictures

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