Sony has a pair of new Android Walkmans out, the NW-A300 and NW-ZX700. The NW-A300 is a tiny little device that measures 56.6×98.5×12 mm, so pretty close to a deck of playing cards. The front is dominated by a 3.6-inch, 60 Hz, 1280×720 touchscreen LCD. There's 32GB of storage, and the device supports Wi-Fi 802.11AC and Bluetooth 5.

This new model comes 44 years after Sony released the original Walkman, the TPS-L2, which changed how we listen to music: since that initial release, the Sony Walkman has sold over 400 million units, with 200 million being cassette players.

Sony says the series is designed for "discerning users looking for high-quality sound and style," making true music lovers the target audience.  

Users can only download music and subscription-based music-streaming apps, such as YouTube and Spotify. For now, the newest Walkman is only available in Europe beginning this month. The Walkman is compact and lightweight, weighing 113 grams, sporting a 3.6-inch touchscreen, and offering Bluetooth connectivity. Listeners can enjoy up to 26 hours with a music service app on the Walkman and up to 36 hours of 44.1KHz FLAC playback.

The Sony Walkman was a game-changing device that allowed people to take their music with them wherever they went and it played a significant role in shaping the way we listen to music today. The Sony Walkman was a portable cassette player first released by Sony in 1979.

The Walkman revolutionized the way people listened to music, allowing them to take their music with them on the go. The original Walkman was small and lightweight, with a built-in pair of headphones, and it quickly became popular among music lovers.

The Walkman was a major success for Sony, with millions of units sold worldwide. The Walkman was eventually replaced by newer technologies such as the compact disc (CD) and digital audio players, but it left a lasting impact on the music industry.

The Walkman brand was later used for other portable audio devices, including CD and MP3 players. Sony continued to release new versions of the Walkman, such as the Walkman CD player and the Walkman MP3 player, but they were not as successful as the original cassette-based Walkman.

The Walkman's popularity led to the development of other portable music players, such as the Discman and the iPod. The Walkman was inducted into the National Museum of American History's "Storage of Sound" collection in 2002.

The Walkman was a cultural icon of the 1980s, and it is still remembered and celebrated as a symbol of that era.

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