Sony Walkman named as “most important musical innovations of the last 50 years”

Sony Walkman named as “most important musical innovations of the last 50 years”Super musical gadget of Sony – Walkman has got the biggest birthday gift from the leading gadget magazine T3 Magazine on its 30th birthday. T3 Magazine has named Sony Walkman as the most important musical innovations of the last 50 years.

Sony Walkman has edged out MP3, iPod, CD, and Dolby to achieve top slot in the list of "10 most important musical innovations of the last 50 years," published by T3 Magazine. 

The list of “Top Ten Most Important Musical Innovations of the last 50 years” published in T3 Magazine is given below. 

1.    Sony Walkman
2.    MP3 format
3.    Apple iPod 1st Generation
4.    CD
5.    Napster
6.    Dolby
7.    DAB radio
8.    Boombox
9.    Sonos Multi-Room Music System
10.    Panasonic Technics DJ deck ,  
 
Sony Walkman was built by audio division engineer Nobutoshi Kihara in 1978. The original Sony Walkman was marketed in 1979; the original blue-and-silver Walkman model TPS-L2 went on sale in Japan on July 1, 1979.

The United Kingdom based T3 magazine is a technology magazine specializing in gadgets, gizmos, and other technology. Its publisher is Nial Ferguson.