It was 1979 when Sony’s Walkman debuted, more than thirty years later, the casesette walkman has been devoured by other industry giants such as the iPod.

The portable music player became obsolete because cassette players lost its popularity over time as CDs and DVDs eventually took its place, and now MP3s are becoming the next successors.

But do not ever look down on these humble portable cassette player as these players are major role players in what the music industry is now. The Walkman, being the grand daddy of portable music, not only defined, an era. It made a whole lifestyle possible.

Sony has sold 220 million cassette walkman players inthe whole world since it was first launched in the market back in July 1979.

Thirty years later, according to Hiroko Nakamura, spokeswoman of the media giant: Sony has stopped Japanese production of this music player and sales will finally come to an once the last batch disappears from retail stores.

Kudos to the cassette Walkman and your dignified retirement; you’ve left fond memories in the hearts of millions of people worldwide.

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The circular shape of the Music Planet and the material makes it bouyant, it’s a ball shaped MP3 player that will make your bath tub its new home.

If the perforated speaker part where the sound comes from is immersed in water, it can last up to 30 minutes for a meter’s depth. But that is unnecessary since the the Music Planet floats.

The device has an FM radio tuner, an alarm clock and speakers, it has a memory card slot and has a USB port.

Imagine all of the long hours you can spend lounging at your bath tub while listening to the most relaxing sounds, plus add scents of lavender and chamomile… that’s a nice idea for a new gadget, a floating speaker that is aromatic as well.

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