Sony to stop producing the walkman

Sony says it will stop production of the Walkman, due to lack of sales of the outdated music player.

Sony says it will stop production of the Walkman, due to lack of sales of the outdated music player.

Sony says the last round of the portable cassette player was produced in Japan in April, and once that batch sells out, the Walkman is history.

First produced in 1979, the Walkman became an icon of the 1980s, selling over 220 million units.

The classic Walkman almost outlived floppy discs, which Sony will stop making in April 2011.