Before iPods, There Was The Walkman

There was a great article over at BBC News written by a teenager who trades in his iPod for a classic Sony Walkman for a week.  It may not seem like that big of a deal to a person like myself who’s in his mid-twenties, because I used to tote one of these around when I was a kid.  It’s funny listening to him marvel at the device, but being that he is a teenager and born after 1990, he’s probably never actually seen or used on before.

It’s a good article to read not just because of the nostalgia, but also because he points out a couple advantages of the Walkman.  It’s funny that Apple has yet to add such simple features to the iPod.  I’m not going to switch back to using a Walkman just for multiple headphone jacks or a built-in AM/FM radio, but it sure would be nice to have it in an iPod.