Sony's Walkman is Still a Thing and This One Has Hatsune Miku On It

Limited edition Walkman S available mid-August in black and blue

August 03, 2012 7:10pm EDT (8/3/12)

Ok, so it's not an old yellow cassette player, but that's still the first thing I picture when I see the word Walkman. Far from outdated, Sony's Walkman S MP3 player will soon be available in limited Hatsune Miku versions to commemorate her fifth anniversary. Check out the designs, available in Mid-August, below.

The MP3 players come in black, blue, and one with external speakers:

The Walkman—of which only 3,939 units will be manufactured, because 39 = Miku wordplay in Japanese—come pre-loaded with the song "Hoshi no Kakera." Blue and black models run ¥12,800 ($163), and the external speaker model is priced at ¥15,800 ($201).

Anyone need a new MP3 player?

Via Siliconera

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Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Magazine. His blog can be found at subhumanzoids. Follow him on Twitter at @Moldilox.

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8/3/12 by hkgooey

doh! I already have one :( (non-miku version)

Of course its only for the gym.. For every thing else there is the S3 :)

8/3/12 by CodyM2

It's to bad its a limited production, I would love to have one.

8/3/12 by mkmcartor

Agreed. I'm guessing it will be hard to get even in Japan... to say nothing of, say, North America. :/

8/4/12 by Mico171

Ditto. It would stand out amongst all the "Ipods" we have over here. Especially with a Miku theme. Wish I had one. =/

8/3/12 by were_wolf_91

wow walkman i haven't heard that name in forever

8/3/12 by colemcg1010

Mine has proven itself to be indestructible so far, and that includes submersion and falling not to mention tinkering on my part.

8/3/12 by Aokidanza

That looks really pretty~

8/3/12 by EricOfficially

where can i get it? aside from ebay and amazon?

8/3/12 by Vinc3ntPh4m

Those look gorgeous

8/3/12 by Kakashi_Umino

i want the blue one! T^T

8/3/12 by shadorai

wow. cool. but seriously, what's up with all of the miku mechandise today? (not that it's not super-cool) i would like a blue one. and i haven't heard walkman in a while. are they going to make ipod-like walkman? that would be cool, but i want a miku-ified one.

8/3/12 by kevadu

Miku's 5th birthday is coming up. It's only natural that there's going to be merchandise.

8/3/12 by TeeBuddy2

The blue one seems awesome. I would get one if I had money to.

8/3/12 by -Paul-

you realize you can just put on a vinyl decal and it would look just as good :D

8/3/12 by Lithium24

If it comes out in NA (which won't happen) I'd would grab it for sure.

8/3/12 by toxxin

I want the black one but by the time it makes it onto ebay it'll be like $500 or more 0.o

8/3/12 by tiburonroano

Why is Japan iTunes so much better than American iTunes?

8/3/12 by garturo62

I want one, but it will be difficult to attain,,,

8/3/12 by Sargonarhes

Oh and I just bought a new Sony Walkman about a month ago. The E465 model. If I only could have waited, if I had know these were coming I would have waited.