{
  "question": "Was today the day the Walkman came out?",
  "url": "https://was.today/the-day-the-walkman-came-out",
  "verdict": "no",
  "headline": "NO",
  "answer": "No — the Sony Walkman TPS-L2 went on sale on July 1, 1979, 17,285 days ago.",
  "details": [
    "First model TPS-L2 launched in Japan on July 1, 1979",
    "Priced at ¥33,000, roughly $150 then",
    "It reached the US and UK in 1980"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Wikipedia: October 27",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_27"
    },
    {
      "title": "Yahoo",
      "url": "https://tech.yahoo.com/general/articles/apple-ipod-sony-walkman-40-090104757.html#1"
    },
    {
      "title": "RR Auction",
      "url": "https://www.rrauction.com/auctions/lot-detail/348365906903148-sony-tps-l2-walkman/"
    },
    {
      "title": "Daily Mail",
      "url": "https://www.dailymail.com/sciencetech/article-7346125/Hit-rewind-Sony-Walkman-triggers-nostalgia-40th-birthday.html?ico=amp-comments-viewall"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-27",
  "place": null,
  "permalink": "https://was.today/the-day-the-walkman-came-out/2026-10-27",
  "scope": "global",
  "volatile": false,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-27T08:54:02.599Z"
}