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Sony FX290W Walkman

Sony FX290W Walkman for $29.97

"You can have my cassette player after you pry it from my cold dead fingers." -Edgar

Slim Design
Is slim enough to fit in a shirt pocket. Controls are all in-line for easy use.
Weather Band
Lets you listen up-to-the-minute weather from your local Weather Band broadcasts.
FM/AM Stereo Tuner
Provides the most accurate drift-free tuning of digital synthesized AM and FM stereo radio stations.
1 "AA" Battery Operation
Provides hours of listening and makes the radio compact and inexpensive to use.
Digital Auto Preset Scanning
At the press of a button, auto scan feature plays a few seconds of each memorized radio station, in sequence, to help you select stations for listening and set into memory.
33 Station Preset Tuning
Offers convenient one-button tuning of your choice of 7 TV, 4 WB, 24 FM stations and 5 AM stations.
Extended Battery Life
With 1 "AA" batteries is made possible by advanced technology that allows up to 35 hours of extended battery life beyond previous limits.

@ pcrichard.com

by catbertthegreat
added 2 years ago

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May it rest in peace: http://deals.woot.com/questions/details/77a7626a-5b5d-4ac4-9b09-7b1a4609744b/wow-after-30-years-no-more-walkman

catbertthegreat
2 years ago

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"Sorry, the page you requested was not found."

patrick427
2 years ago

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@catbertthegreat: just tried to post the page with 4 different Walkmans. Website doesn't want to play nice.

@patrick427: go ahead and enter "walkman" in the search box and 4 different versions will come up.

lavikinga
2 years ago

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@patrick427: The link seriously works for me, not sure why it is breaking for you, here is something to copy/paste...http://www.pcrichard.com/catalog/product.jsp?modelNo=WMFX290W

[wedit]
That other link didn't work either. This one does.

catbertthegreat
2 years ago

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So sad. I can't believe that thing retails for 30.00.

hobbit
2 years ago

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I will wait for the yellow sport one (water resistant with AM/FM) to show up

spacezorro
2 years ago

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@spacezorro: Ebay: http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m570.l1313&_nkw=sport+cassette+walkman&_sacat=See-All-Categories

catbertthegreat
2 years ago

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@catbertthegreat: That link doesn't work for me.

Can you post it as a deal on deals.woot and then link to the deal?

jumbowoot
2 years ago

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@kylemittskus: because Sony is discontinuing their production and we are celebrating the technology. Sheesh..... watch your mouth

hobbit
2 years ago

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@jumbowoot: So you or one of your staff deletes because all it is a list of sport walkman? No.

@spacezorro: Here it is nicely bitlied though: http://bit.ly/cx66Vw

P.S. This site needs to stop fiddling with every link.

catbertthegreat
2 years ago

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@jumbowoot: Thank you so much for editing my title.
How deals takes this:
http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m570.l1313&_nkw=sport+cassette+walkman&_sacat=See-All-Categories

And turns it to this:
http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m570.l1313&_nkw=sport+cassette+walkman&_sacat=See-All-Categories

is beyond me.

catbertthegreat
2 years ago

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@catbertthegreat: actually I clicked on that ebay link and from up above too and it didn't work either.

hobbit
2 years ago

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@hobbit: Stop clicking and start copy/pasting. Deals fiddles with EVERYTHING and breaks the link. See the side by side comparison in my last comment, to see what happens when you click the link. I have know idea why this site glues on amp; all over the link.

catbertthegreat
2 years ago

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@hobbit: "f" and "hell" are inappropriate words? I thought my "f" was watching my mouth.

kylemittskus
2 years ago

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Woo Hoo!!! I've been wanting one of these bad boys for 25 years!

a237916
2 years ago

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This thing has about the same sound quality as an ipod. In for three.

luisibarra81
2 years ago

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@catbertthegreat: The Walkman's only nixed in Japan. Gizmodo was just making assumptions.

"Update: So we weren't exactly right about the Walkman's demise. Sony contacted us to say that the plug's only been pulled in Japan, and they will continue to sell a lone cassette Walkman model in the US (If you're trying to pull off an 80s or 90s themed Halloween costume, this could be a crucial accessory)."

journeyloaded
2 years ago

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@journeyloaded: Thanks for heads up on that.

Curse you Sony! You ruin everything!

catbertthegreat
2 years ago

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Long live the cassette!

valianteffort
2 years ago

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It's got weather band. After the apocalypse it'll have a hearty chuckle for all your mp3 players. It is written. Uh better make that during a tornado. It's still written.

phillystyle
2 years ago

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Up to 35 hours on 1 AA battery? Impressive. My old tape players in the 90s went through 2 AAs faster than that! Wonderful advancement in technology!

charlesp2009
2 years ago

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After finally finding a link that worked, I'm seriously considering this - I have LOADS of taped radio shows and even CDs. But I need to know: is the FM reception good? because I'd need that as well for it to work for me. BTW, this may be a perfect use for the nickel-zinc 1.6 volt AA rechargeables I just got...

Edit: I'm think that 35 hours is using the radio only. If you use the tape player, how long will that lone AA battery last...?

tesla33
2 years ago

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@kirazxm: I just LOVE spammers in the morning before I have had my coffee

hobbit
2 years ago

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Get'em before they all disappear. Heard that Sony will no longer make the ubiquitous first-ever personal portable stereo.

brikbats
2 years ago

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"7 TV stations"? Can this actually receive and decode the audio from the new digital TV transmission format?

crowbite
2 years ago

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@crowbite: Good point! I hadn't thought of that. I don't think it can.

catbertthegreat
2 years ago

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@kylemittskus: Good heavens. Your original comment bearing the oh-so-offensive "f" has gone! Gorn I tell ee! There was a weather forecast once, in the days when the BBC used acetate symbols on the map. The forecast was foggy, so F O G was spelt out across the Midlands. Then the first letter dropped off. The forecaster finished up his forecast, and rounded off with "and sorry about the 'F' in 'FOG'". Hoho.

rfsmit
2 years ago

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RIP- Cassette Players.

ys95
2 years ago

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@crowbite: It could get 7 TV stations if you took it back to the '80's where it belongs but not now.

stevec5000
2 years ago

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I haven't owned a cassette player since 6th grade... And that was like 12 years ago lol.

phantom240
2 years ago

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What, they still make cassette players? I see these selling well in Brooklyn....

mmanwitgun
2 years ago

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@catbertthegreat: Ah... html encoding on your links... We have been looking into this..

[edit] links with & in them are working now

josefresno
2 years ago

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