Now I don’t know how many of you are old enough to remember using a Walkman, but I know I am. Funny how quickly technology moves. A 13-year old kid is introduced to a Walkman by his father and instead of dismissing it as a grumpy old man, decideds to use it for a week. As you can imagine his observations are genuine and confused. Definitely worth a quick read.
There are some really great lines:
- Did my dad, Alan, really ever think this was a credible piece of technology?
- To make the music play, you push the large play button. It engages with a satisfying clunk, unlike the finger tip tap for the iPod
- I managed to create an impromptu shuffle feature simply by holding down ‘rewind’ and releasing it randomly
[via BBC]
What a cute story. LOL. I’m surprised he was able to figure it out so quickly. I wonder what he’d say about a Pocket Rocker.
i seen walkman’s at target for 12.99